 As Terese felt secure in her marriage, she got on well with Lauren and their respective husbands became rivals instead.Elmaloglou was initially shocked that she was cast as the mother of three teenagers and told a "New Idea" writer that she liked to think Terese was a very young mother.After Imogen was diagnosed with an eating disorder, Elmaloglou said Terese and Brad would feel guilty for not noticing, as they had been too focused on Josh and his swimming.