When the Willis family were introduced to "Neighbours", eldest daughter Gaby was said to be studying at a business school in Japan. She later returned to Australia and came to live with her parents, Doug (Terence Donovan) and Pam (Sue Jones), in Ramsay Street. Gaby was also reunited with her brother, Brad (Scott Michaelson). During her tenure, writers displayed the character as having a bad temper. Blakely told "TV Week's" McGowan that "Gaby's a fiery little thing. She flies off the handle quite regularly, which I find quite enjoyable." A writer for the BBC described Gaby as being "the apple of her father's eye" and said her beauty was matched by her intelligence. Josephine Monroe, author of "Neighbours: The First 10 Years" said Gaby's "cascading dark hair" and model looks meant there was never a shortage of men after her. Monroe opined that whatever Gaby set her mind to, happened. She said Gaby had "a knack with a sewing machine", which she put to use by making dresses for her friends and neighbours. Gaby then decided to use her skills to make a profit and she opened her own boutique called Gabrielle's in the Lassiter's complex.