Geordie lass Tara was a florist who delivered her wares in the form of flowering cacti to decorate Nick's Bistro when it re-opened after a refurbishment in February 2015. Andy Carver was working there under the guise of Gavin Rodwell, something that had started as a joke but became more serious when the real Gavin's dad, Michael Rodwell fell seriously ill with a heart condition and was genuinely under the impression that Andy was his long-lost son, who he hadn't seen since he was a small boy. Andy and his girlfriend, Steph Britton - the only other one to know his secret - felt it would be dangerous to tell Michael the truth in case it brought on a heart attack.