Ada Nicodemou, 44, shows off her age-defying visage as she films a secret project

She has played Leah Patterson-Baker on Home and Away for the past 20 years.

And Ada Nicodemou showed off her age-defying visage on Saturday as she filmed a secret project.

The 44-year-old actress shared a gallery of photos to Instagram of herself posing as she prepared to ‘shoot something special’.

Ada curled her brunette locks and wore a full face of makeup consisting of blush and eyeliner.

The actress also shared a selfie alongside head of Home and Away’s hair and makeup department, Laura Vazquez as they sat in a car before arriving to their destination.

‘Off to shoot something special tonight. Thanks for the glam and the lovey chats this afternoon @lauravazquezbeauty,’ she wrote.

Beauty: The actress also shared a selfie alongside head of Home and Away’s hair and makeup department, Laura Vazquez as they sat in a car before arriving to their destination

Speaking to Body and Soul magazine last year, Ada said that keeping to a schedule is key to maintaining her youthful physique.

‘Once I get my weekly schedule from work, the first thing I do is map out when I’ll exercise,’ she said.

‘I will write this into my diary and basically set a date with myself. I make sure that my exercise is a priority – that means I am a priority, too.’

‘My workouts are time for myself, so they are very important to me and always have been,’ she added.

Fit! Speaking to New Idea recently, Ada said she eats foods that are high in protein and does high-intensity workouts to stay trim and toned

Ada also recently told New Idea she eats foods that are high in protein and does high-intensity workouts to stay trim and toned.

‘I like my curves, I feel like a woman and I feel more confident – which I think is also really good as a parent… I love that I’m curvy,’ she told the magazine.

On the surgery front, she has previously denied having dermal filler, but has admitted to getting Botox on occasion and having breast implants.

Honest: On the surgery front, the star has previously denied having dermal filler, but has admitted to getting Botox on occasion and having breast implants