V. J. Patterson

Vincent "V.J." Patterson Jr. is a fictional character in Home and Away. He is currently portrayed by Felix Dean.

Character

Poor V.J. Patterson didn't have the best start in life as his father Vinnie was arrested just moments after he was born. His mother Leah began raising him alone, with help from his father's ex-cellmate Jesse McGregor. It was Jesse who acted as a father figure to young V.J. when, at six months old, it was discovered he had a problem with his hearing and needed a cochlear implant operation, to repair it. On his first birthday V.J. was watching a video of his father dressed as a clown when Leah received a call to say that Vinnie had died in prison on the day he was due to be released.

With his mother Leah acting as a surrogate mother for Sally Fletcher and Flynn Saunders and moving on and later splitting with Jesse, V.J. spent an awful lot of time with grandmother Stella in The City or Colleen at The Caravan Park. He seemingly slept through a siege in his house when his mother and The Bay residents were held hostage by crazed Sarah Lewis and gained a new father figure when his mother got together with Dan Baker.

On his second birthday V.J. was delighted to receive a surprise visit from a a giant, friendly bear. A letter left by 'the bear' revealed that it was in fact his father Vinnie, not dead but in witness protection who had come to say goodbye. With his mother Leah choosing not to follow Vinnie into witness Protection she began to forge a new life with Dan. V.J. soon gained a step brother in the run up to Leah and Dan's wedding, when Dan's troublesome son Ryan arrived. Things were thrown into further disarray when Ryan's equally troublesome mother, Amanda arrived on the scene but neither of them succeeded in preventing the wedding and V.J. getting a new Dad.

Leah's new relationship was not without problems though when stepfather Dan got into debt through gambling and V.J.'s life was threatened. Leah and Dan split up and Dan began drinking, even going so far as to be drunk in charge of V.J. A curious V.J. drank the remnents of alcohol while in Dan's house with Dan asleep and promptly collapsed. He was rushed to hospital but survived and although initially furious, his Mum eventually forgave step-dad Dan and they became a family once more.

Family Tree

Paternal Line

• Ralph Patterson (grandfather), married to Stella Patterson (grandmother)
  • Vincent Patterson (father, legally deceased), married to Leah Poulos (mother)
    • V.J. Patterson
  • Allison Patterson (first cousin once removed)
  • Mav Patterson (first cousin once removed)
  • Skye Patterson (first cousin once removed)

Maternal Line

• Theo Poulos (grandfather), married to Helen Poulos (grandmother)
  • Dimitri Poulos (uncle)
  • Leah Poulos (mother),Dan Baker (stepfather)
  • Ryan Baker (stepbrother)
  • Chris Poulos (uncle)
  • Alex Poulos (uncle), married to Brodie Hanson (divorced)
• Con Poulos (great uncle)