 Elmaloglou was initially happy with her character's name, as it was a deviation of her mother's name, Theresa.However, she was concerned about the pronunciation chosen by the producers, explaining "At first I thought, 'That's nice, I'll always have mum close to me' – until I realised it's pronounced exactly how mum hates it!I knew she would cringe every time she watched me on "Neighbours"."