Australian singer and actor Johnny Ruffo has snuck off to New Zealand to enjoy a romantic getaway with his long-tome girlfriend Tahnee Sims.
The 35-year-old – who is currently battling terminal cancer – took to Instagram to share some stunning snaps of the Queenstown trip.
In one photo he can be seen grinning at the camera with Sims, 29, while another features Ruffo standing beside a hot tub and pointing at the breathtaking view from their accommodation.
“Back at it again in Queenstown,” the star captioned the post.
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Sims also posted some snaps to her own Instagram, including a steamy photo of the duo enjoying the hot tub.
Ruffo’s post sits on his feed amidst multiple photos of the singer in the infamous chemo chair.
The star has used his platform to inform and update fans with details of his illness and battle.
Just last month the actor shared a photo of himself getting chemotherapy, captioning the snap: “Still kicking this things arse.”
Getaways have been part of the actor’s coping mechanisms for a while, with the actor stepping away from the spotlight over the course of his treatment.
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After his diagnosis and initial surgery in mid-2017, there was a two-year period where the star remained lowkey until he dropped a new single, Broken Glass, which he called the “most vulnerable song I’ve ever written”.
“It’s loosely about my experiences in the past two or three years – and about being down and out – not necessarily about cancer, but about anything like depression or losing a loved one,” he said.
When his cancer returned in 2020, Ruffo took another hiatus, dropping the single Let’s Get Lost the following year.
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The singer songwriter’s girlfriend Sims has remained by Ruffo’s side since his first diagnosis, showing her unwavering support throughout his rounds of chemotherapy.
Ruffo and Sims’ began dating in 2015 prior to the Home and Away star’s brain cancer diagnosis.
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