 Actress Rebekah Elmaloglou was cast in the role of Terese, the matriarch of the Willis family.Elmaloglou's agent asked her to audition for the role in late 2012 and she thought appearing in "Neighbours" would be something "interesting to do", especially as she had previously appeared in rival soap opera "Home and Away".Elmaloglou won the role and she and her family relocated to Melbourne where the "Neighbours" studios are based.