Lizzie Lakely was an old friend of Lisa Dingle and a former employee of Sharma & Sharma. Lizzie is first seen in April 2009, when she meets Laurel Thomas at community service. Laurel takes pity on Lizzie after realising she is blind, and buys her a meal after Lizzie lies and says she has left her bag on the bus. Lizzie is then reunited with her cousin Lisa Dingle in the village shop and whilst in the shop she tries to steal some items and puts them into her bag. However, Lisa catches her and asks her to put them back, with Lizzie getting out her purse which she had told Laurel she had lost. When leaving Laurel and Ashley's house, Lizzie is taken away by the police after breaking her curfew. Lizzie moves in with the Dingles but outstays her welcome which annoys Zak Dingle and she soon makes