Levi Fowler
Levi Fowler (2023-present)
Tristan Gorey
Episodes: 8156-present
Parents: Jimmy Fowler & Unnamed mother
Siblings: Eden & Abigail Fowler
Marital Status: Imogen Fowler (separated)
Occupation: Cardiothoracic surgeon
When Bree rang around for advice from a heart specialist following Mackenzie’s unexplained collapse, she wasn’t expecting cardiothoracic specialist Levi Fowler to turn up at Northern Districts in person. He quickly realised Mackenzie was suffering from spontaneous carotid artery dissection (SCAD) and operated to repair a torn aorta. He was acquainted with Dana from St Luke’s in the city and aware of her being accused of stealing drugs but assured her he only cared about her being a good nurse. As it transpired, Levi had another connection to the area, being the brother of Summer Bay resident Eden. They hadn’t seen each other since they were teens when their parents split up: Levi had chosen to live with their father, even though he was the one that cheated, and although he was still in contact with their mother, Eden had refused to have anything to do with him.
Although he and Eden met up after Remi saw him at the hospital, his attempts at building bridges fell flat, although he did get to meet her boyfriend Cash for the first time and received a warm welcome from Kirby, also trying to talk Remi into helping him. He tried to talk Mackenzie out of discharging herself and blamed Xander for putting the idea in her head. After failing again to resolve things with Eden, he prepared to return to the city, until Mackenzie collapsed and was rushed back into hospital, with him having to operate on a blood clot. When Remi was brought in after being knocked off his motorbike, Levi overruled Bree and operated on a cardiac tamponade in the ED. Bree and Eden both accused him of making Remi worse and it wasn’t until later that he learned Eden had been kidnapped and nearly killed by the people responsible for Remi’s accident. Cash played peacemaker and they cleared the air. He got further on Bree’s bad side by moving Remi out of intensive care when he regained consciousness, insisting his only problem was pain management.
Despite their issues, Xander asked Levi to be the guest speaker at a fundraiser for research into SCAD and Levi convinced Mackenzie to attend with him. Afterwards, she kissed him. He escorted Mackenzie home when she was discharged where they kissed again but he left after they were interrupted by a disapproving Mali. He visited her again and they nearly slept together but he abruptly left. Levi eventually told her he was married but they slept together anyway at his motel room, although the moment was killed when he got a call from his wife Imogen while they were in bed together. Mackenzie initially refused to continue the affair but he ended up back in Summer Bay when Eden asked him for help with Remi’s pain relief and he and Mackenzie were soon embarking on a full-scale affair.
Levi was pleased when Eden started thawing towards him although Mackenzie had to hide in the bathroom when she turned up at his motel room unannounced. He later told Mackenzie not to text him while he was with Imogen. He planned to spend a weekend with her but was shocked to learn both Mali and Tane knew of the affair, with Mali trying to warn him off. This led to Felicity seeing him at the house and him having to explain it away as a check-up. He was was thrown when Eden came to visit him and Imogen in the city, since he had been using rebuilding his relationship with Eden as an excuse to cover his affair. He managed to convince her to keep quiet, saying he’d needed time on his own to think about him and Imogen starting a family and that Imogen didn’t like him working away. When Mackenzie quizzed him about this, he offered to leave Imogen for her, shocking her and prompting her to end the affair. She told him hearing Eden talk about Imogen had made it real, but was unable to resist summoning him back again. He became concerned though that Eden still wouldn’t forgive their father, feeling one day she’d think the same about him.
Mackenzie convinced him they should go away together although he ended up having to leave her when Eden asked him to examine Remi, who had dropped a weight on himself overdoing physio. He convinced Remi to go to hospital in Reefton Lakes to be examined but had to face questions from Eden, who had phoned Imogen looking for him. He ended up agreeing to spend the night at Eden’s rather than going back to Mackenzie. During his next visit to Summer Bay, he was roped into accompanying Mackenzie to a fundraiser Felicity had organised at Salt for an abandoned baby Tane had found. This resulted in Bree flirting with him, which led to Eden inviting Imogen to Summer Bay. Levi had to put up with having dinner with Eden and Imogen at Salt and avoided being intimate with Imogen when they spent the night together in the motel. He was even more uncomfortable to find Imogen chatting to Mackenzie and abruptly decided they should return to the city, blasting Mackenzie for introducing herself to Imogen. He later turned up to clear the air. Eden again came to him for help when she, Kirby and Theo were arrested after Theo’s girlfriend Valerie left drugs in their van and he bailed them out. However, Eden then saw him kissing Mackenzie and insisted he tell Imogen. Levi agreed after asking her to stop Felicity giving Mackenzie a hard time. He told Imogen about the affair and ended his marriage, moving in with Mackenzie in Summer Bay.
He was unsure about contacting Imogen but Eden told him to stay away and let others look after her. He made an effort to get on with Mali now they were living together. Mackenzie admitted she was unsure about him moving in straightaway but decided she didn’t want him to leave. Their first outing to Salt as a couple led to a cool reception from Felicity. With much of the Bay giving them the cold shoulder, Levi asked Mackenzie if she thought it was worth it but she assured him she didn’t regret anything. He returned to work in the city only to find his affair and split had been made public and were the subject of hospital gossip. Since Imogen also worked there, he decided to resign. Eden dubbed him a coward but he told her he didn’t need her in his life. She concluded that she wouldn’t be angry with him anymore but that they were no longer family.
He made plans to set up a cardiothoracic unit in Northern Districts at Bree’s suggestion and was making his proposal when he joined her in her unsuccessful attempt to save Stevie Marlow. He was given approval for the unit but received bitter texts from Imogen sarcastically congratulating him. He hid them from Mackenzie and called her back saying she needed to move on. Her response was to box up all his things and send them to the farm house, as well as sending Mackenzie her wedding rings. He confronted Eden over giving Imogen his address and learned Mackenzie had found out about the calls, upset she didn’t trust him. There was further tension between them after she saw him chatting with a female patient and was reminded of how they met. Their attempt to get over it was derailed when Allen siblings Nat, Gordie and Campbell invaded the house looking for Mali’s brother Iluka and tied them both up. Levi broke free and attacked Campbell, only to be stabbed in the confusion. He had to talk Mackenzie through giving him improvised treatment before he could be taken to hospital. He could only tell Rose that they were after Iluka and money, and had to be rushed into theatre when he took a turn for the worse with a tear in his stomach. After he recovered consciousness, Mackenzie told Rose everything she knew.