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Ian Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Adam Woodyatt.He is the drama's longest-serving main character and one of four remaining original characters, the others being his mother, Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), his long standing best friend and ex-wife, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and Queen Vic barmaid, Tracey (Jane Slaughter).
Members of the Beale family currently in EastEnders as of 2024 include Ian, Peter; and his son Louie Beale, Martin and Stacey's daughter Hope. Additionally, several others may be considered Beales through marriage; Ian's mother and Pete's ex-wife Kathy, his niece Lexi Pearce and Martin's ex-wives Sonia, and Stacey Slater are also among these.
After Ian invests in Masala Masood, the curry business run by Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and his wife Zainab Masood , the Masoods and Beales go into business together, and Jane has a flirtatious relationship with Masood. When Ian refuses to consider the possibility of adopting a child, Jane turns to Masood for comfort and they kiss.
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Laura Beale (also Dunn) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Hannah Waterman.She first appeared on 17 February 2000 and became a regular on the programme until the character was killed off on 30 April 2004.
The twins are born on the same day Ian's father, Pete Beale , dies in a car accident with his girlfriend, Rose Chapman (Petra Markham). In 1996, Cindy hires a hitman to kill Ian, but he survives and fearing she will be arrested, she goes on the run with Peter and her eldest son, Steven Beale (Stuart Stevens), and she is unable to get Lucy.
Waterman joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Laura Dunn in February 2000. Waterman previously appeared in the soap as an HIV patient in 1997. The character of Laura became the third wife of Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), but the marriage was not a happy one as the paternity of Laura's son Bobby was disputed.
He is later kidnapped by the real stalker: Cindy's eldest son, Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell). Ian's wife Jane (Laurie Brett) becomes frantic, and when Gina arrives in Walford to give Ian a photo of Cindy Jnr, Jane accuses Gina of terrorising Ian and they nearly come to blows, however they are stopped by Steven's paternal grandmother Pat Evans ...