Denise's sister, Kim Fox (Tameka Empson), attempts to set them up on a date but this upsets Denise, who kisses Kim's boyfriend Ray Dixon (Charles Venn). He confronts her and admits she is the child he is most proud of, but this is overheard by Peter, resulting in Lucy storming out. Cindy marries Ian and claims that the baby she is expecting, Steven Beale, is his, resulting in Ian attempting suicide when he learns the truth.
He can't allow his father to live his life, by proxy, through him. He starts several businesses and buys a local café soon after graduating from catering college. He identifies her body and then shares his devastating news with Jane, Denise, Cindy, Bobby and finally Peter. He recovers and causes Simon to have a car accident in revenge so Simon, Cindy and Steven leave Walford together.

She falls for Ian again and proposes to him at the Christmas Eve carol concert. Ian's uncle Kenny Beale (Michael Attwell) and cousin Elizabeth Beale (Lucy Bayler) visit from New Zealand and Ian and Elizabeth taking a liking to each other, but they break up when Elizabeth constantly flirts with men and she returns home. Ian then has to face the consequences of his actions, and Denise is angry when she finds out the truth.Denise thinks that Ian is planning to propose to her as a Christmas present, but he denies it even though he has bought an engagement ring. Ian was meant to be 14 years old when the programme first aired, but because of licensing regulations, the actor cast was required to be a 16-year-old who could "play down". A point is going to be reached when Ian is going to have to assert himself as himself. He runs out of money for construction but then finds a box of cash that used to belong to Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman). Louise "Lou" Ada Beale (née Medeemey) was the battleaxe matriarch of the Beale and Fowler family. Adam Woodyatt, born in East London, had worked as an actor in his youth, but had given it up and relocated with his family to Wales. The character is played by Karen Meagher in the 1988 EastEnders special, CivvyStreet, set during the Second World War. Ian meets a new romantic interest, Jane Collins (Laurie Brett), in 2004. She was a strict conservative who fully believed in traditions and morals, but she believed in strong family-values most of all, and would defend her family to the hilt if any outsider dared to criticise them, particularly if the outsider was wrong. Only her younger sister Flo came to outlive her.
Ian lets Cindy stay, and Denise also moves in with the family. Phil then gets Ian to visit Ben in prison to try to get him to retract his confession, but Ian says he cannot tell Ben what is right. Concerned for Ian, Sharon and Phil organise for him to visit Michelle in America.

Jane later buys into Ian's restaurant and they begin running it together, leading Ian to harbour feelings for Jane.Ian is pessimistic when Lucy decides to set up her own property business and later becomes concerned about her when he discovers she is sleeping with Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard) and is taking cocaine. Peter (now played by Ben Hardy) returns to live with the family, and is soon followed by Cindy Williams (Mimi Keene), the daughter of Ian's dead ex-wife of the same name.

However, to pay for it, Ian decides to sell his restaurant to a supermarket chain, causing the locals to protest. After Cindy gets into a car with two strange men, feeling she has no home, a concerned Ian phones the police. In a bid to get rid of Jane, Max forces Steven to kill her.

She is great friends with,Lou has a tempestuous relationship with her children-in-law,Lou has a long-standing feud with Pat, having never forgiven her for having an affair with Kenny. They begin a relationship, realising that they both yearn for someone to love them, and Mandy accepts Ian's impromptu marriage proposal. For other uses, see Seoul (disambiguation).OSRIC - Old School Reference and Index Compilation. Lou ’s younger sister, Treena is considered the clever one of the family.

He starts to worry about his health when he has a medical checkup and he is told that his BMI is high.

However, to pay for it, Ian decides to sell his restaurant to a supermarket chain, causing the locals to protest. Laura buys back the fish and chip shop and, despite fearing that Ian is only interested in an inheritance she has received, they marry in May 2001. When Ian drives away, Rainie approaches Mick who is then arrested and charged for soliciting.Ian tries to convince Denise to put Patrick in a care home, fearful of his secret. Steven returns to Walford and stalks Ian, escalating to holding him hostage for several weeks. Ian is shot but is only clipped by the bullet and recovers. Cindy marries Ian and claims that the baby she is expecting, Steven Beale, is his, resulting in Ian attempting suicide when he learns the truth. Ian begins to develop a relationship with Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler), not knowing she is his half-sister until his mother Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) tells him she was raped as a teenager and gave Donna up for adoption.Ian gets engaged to Cindy Williams (Michelle Collins) in 1989; however, a one-night stand with Simon leaves her pregnant. She is jailed on remand and dies several months later in prison during childbirth.Ian has a serious romance with Mel Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite), the manager of his bric-a-brac shop.

Mandy is horrified, however, when Ian chooses her over Lucy and throws his daughter out. Ian returns on Sharon's wedding day to try to stop her marrying Phil. Ian wins custody of their children, and makes Cindy so miserable that she hires John Valecue (Steve Weston), a hitman to kill him. Lou was as tough as nails and gained a reputation as a fierce East End lady that you did not want to cross. They begin a relationship, realising that they both yearn for someone to love them, and Mandy accepts Ian's impromptu marriage proposal. Lou is plagued with mixed feelings when Kenny returns to London in 1988, after banishing him from their lives twenty years before.