Reception
For his portrayal of Vinnie, Kwanten was nominated for the "Funniest Character" award at the 1999 Inside Soap Awards. Kwanten was later nominated for "Most Popular Actor" at the 2002 Logie Awards. Mike Larkin of the Daily Mail branded Vinnie a "blundering oaf." Anna Higgins of Yahoo! Entertainment said Vinnie was "a schemer, wannabe womaniser and perpetual optimist." Jackie Brygel of TV Week named Leah and Vinnie as one of soap's "Odd Couples". She said "Vinnie was the local goofball working as a stripper. Leah was the responsible Greek girl. They lived together as flatmates and she found herself falling for his quirkiness."
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