Laura Beale was the 3rd ex-wife of Ian Beale and mother to his youngest son Bobby. At first, she worked as the nanny to the Beale children but love grew between employer and employee and they married in 2001. An unfortunate encounter with Garry Hobbs ruined Laura's marriage to Ian and she was made homeless and jobless on Christmas Day whilst pregnant with a baby; the supposed product of her fling with Garry. She lived a miserable life since the separation, living in a cramped flat with Pat Evans and her newborn son Bobby and found it hard to find a job due to the vendetta she had with Janine Evans, who had became wealthy due to the death of her husband Barry. On April 30th 2004, Laura decided to tell Ian the truth about Bobby's paternity by writing a letter to him, explaining that he was t