Jean was the first wife of Bob Hope. They had two children, Dawn and Jamie. Bob and Jean divorced after he walked out and Jean raised her children alone in Spain. They were still living in Spain when Dawn met and fell in love with Terry Woods, a friend of her father’s when Terry stayed at the hotel Jean owned. She returned to Emmerdale with Terry. Jean followed her back and they got married – much to her parents' disapproval. The couple seemed madly in love and were overjoyed when they had baby T.J.. However, the marriage didn’t last and Jean worried about Dawn when she found herself bringing T.J. up alone and with little money.