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H2O TV Show Facts

Apr 04, 2008

From the land Down Under comes a new Nickelodeon series about three girls who accidentally end up with magical mermaid powers. Kidzworld checks out H2O!

Main Cast

  • Emma Gilbert (Claire Holt) - The leader of the group, Emma's power is being able to instantly freeze water. She's confident, driven, and competitive.
  • Cleo Sertori (Phoebe Tonkin) - Cleo can turn one drop of water into a bucketful and can mould it into any shape. She was actually afraid of swimming before she turned into a mermaid!
  • Rikki Chadwick (Cariba Heine) - Rikki is the new girl in town and is very outspoken and kind of a rebel. She can boil water with a simple flick of her wrist.
  • Lewis McCartney (Angus McLaren) - Lewis is Cleo's childhood friend and ends up being the girls' sidekick. He knows about their secret and is determined to help them understand what’s happening to them.
  • Zane Bennett (Burgess Abernethy) - Zane is the local bad boy and strands the girls on a boat headed towards Mako Island, where they get their magical mermaid powers.
  • Fun Facts

  • H2O was nominated for Best TV Show in the first ever Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards.
  • H2O is filmed on location at Sea World and on the Gold Coast, Australia.
  • The full moon and the moon cycles affect the girls and their powers.
  • The mermaid costumes took six months to build and weigh around 30 pounds.
  • The girls wear one style of tail to [KWLINK 6918[swim, and another [b]floppy version for shots in the bath.
  • Cariba hired a personal swimming coach during auditions to land the part of Rikki.
  • Claire has a black-belt in Tae Kwon Do.
  • Quotes

    "Zane Bennett's a pig. Anything I can do to get under his skin can't be a bad thing, can it?" - Rikki

    "Great! So now the whole world knows my dad's a criminal. What would you do Lewis?" - Cleo

    "Rikki, at least try and pretend you're having fun." - Emma

    "I'm on a hunt and if I find what I'm looking for, I'll rewrite the [KWLINK 6582]history books." - Zane

    "Well, let me guess; you're self-centered, you're vain, you're disgustingly rich... Did you just call me buddy?" - Lewis

    "I would like to say it's been a pleasure meeting you... but that would be a lie." - Rikki


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