Home and Away star Luke Jacobz wears a mask at the beach as he teases his return to soap

Home and Away’s Luke Jacobz wears a mask on Sydney’s Bondi Beach as he teases his return to Summer Bay

He is set to reprise his role as Angelo Rosetta on Home and Away after almost a decade away. 

And Luke Jacobz, 39, took the opportunity to tease fans about his return to Summer Bay while wearing a mask on Bondi Beach on Wednesday. 

Taking to Instagram, Luke covered his face with a surgical mask, sunglasses and black and red headphones.   

‘Ghost from the past’: Home and Away star Luke Jacobz, 39, wore a surgical mask at the beach on Wednesday which he shared to Instagram, as he teased his return to Summer Bay

‘Who’s the ghost from the past @homeandaway… can you guess from the front?’ he wrote, adding the hashtags backtothebay, staysafe and covidstyle.   

The actor then added: ‘It’s strange to thing… this is just the normal look now.’ 

A number of the show’s fans were clearly pleased with Luke and his return to the beloved Australian drama.    

‘Looking forward to seeing you back in the bay mate, we were devastated when Angelo was shot,’ one fan wrote. Another added: ‘Angelo’.  

Pleased: 'Looking forward to seeing you back in the bay mate, we were devastated when Angelo was shot,' one fan wrote. Another added: 'Angelo' under the snap. Pictured: Luke

 Pleased: ‘Looking forward to seeing you back in the bay mate, we were devastated when Angelo was shot,’ one fan wrote. Another added: ‘Angelo’ under the snap. Pictured: Luke

Luke recently relocated from Los Angeles to Sydney to reprise his role as Angelo. He previously told The Daily Telegraph that Channel Seven contracted him in January. 

 ‘[Network executives] called me in and said, “How do you feel about Angelo coming back to the bay?”‘ said the actor.

‘I said ”very good” – and almost straight away it was, ”Okay, let’s get a haircut, a wardrobe fitting and look at some scripts,” he enthused. 

'Unfortunately the last time I saw her was in January': Luke revealed how the coronavirus had negatively impacted his relationship with his American fiancée, Raychel Stuart this month

 ‘Unfortunately the last time I saw her was in January’: Luke revealed how the coronavirus had negatively impacted his relationship with his American fiancée, Raychel Stuart this month

Earlier this month, Luke revealed how the coronavirus pandemic had negatively impacted his relationship with his American fiancée, Raychel Stuart. 

Luke, 39 said: ‘Unfortunately the last time I saw her was in January.’ 

The former X Factor host revealed that the couple had plans to relocate Down Under later this year, however they’ve been postponed.   

Apart: Luke revealed the strain on his relationship with his American fiancée Raychel Stuart (L) was under after relocating to Australia to film Home and Away

Apart: Luke revealed the strain on his relationship with his American fiancée Raychel Stuart (L) was under after relocating to Australia to film Home and Away 

‘She was actually supposed to be moving over here around now so she obviously hasn’t been able to get over yet or even to come to set and watch,’ he explained.

‘We were planning that with each production break over the year I would fly over there with an empty suitcase and just pack a T-shirt and start bringing her stuff back and forth,’ he told the publication.  

Luke returns to Home and Away on Thursday, August 13

Thrilling fans: Earlier this year, Luke announced his return, almost a decade after leaving the show in June 2011. Pictured in character on the soap

Thrilling fans: Earlier this year, Luke announced his return, almost a decade after leaving the show in June 2011. Pictured in character on the soap