Eric Babbage was the rich fiancé of Gloria Price until his death in February 2013. Eric was a businessman and carpet salesman. Before meeting Gloria, he had a wife named Doris, but they had separated, although never divorced. Gloria met Eric in Istanbul and they got engaged. Because of Eric's wealth, Gloria always wanted something and had no second thoughts about spending his money. Eric Babbage was the third character to die in the Rovers Return, the first being Martha Longhurst in 1964, and then Ray Langton in 2005.