Ruby Allen
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Ruby Allen is a fictional character
from the BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
, played by Louisa Lytton
. Her first appearance was on 18 March 2005 and her last was on 23 November 2006.
In an interview in August 2008, after Lytton left her role in The Bill, she said she would like to return to EastEnders in the future.
, having run away from boarding school to look for her dad, Johnny Allen
. On her arrival, she was befriended by Stacey Slater
, who grilled Ruby about her family. After storming out of the café where they were talking, she was mugged by a vagrant in Bridge Street, who grabbed hold of Ruby's coat and stole her mobile phone. She was then almost run over by Tina Stewart's taxi.
Ruby and Johnny had major problems in their relationship. Ruby felt that Johnny was pushing her away and reminded him that he only saved her by accident when their house caught fire. He was actually trying to save her sister, Scarlet. Scarlet and their mother, Stephanie, died in the fire in March 2004.
Ruby was livid when Johnny revealed his mistress Tina (the woman who had almost run her over), but accepted the relationship in the end.
Ruby overheard Peggy Mitchell
telling people that Johnny is a violent, murdering bully. Ruby confronted him and he denied it. She knew he was lying and stayed with Stacey initially and then Peggy at Pat Evans
's house.
Ruby also caught Johnny having an affair with Amy while he was engaged to Tina. She told Tina and Tina left. Ruby eventually forgave her father and moved back in with him but later moved in with boyfriend, Juley Smith, to whom she lost her virginity. Johnny didn't take kindly to this, as he had already warned Juley about Ruby. Ruby defended Juley and even turned against her dad for him, but she was devastated to learn that Phil Mitchell
was paying Juley to sleep with her as part of his feud with Johnny. She reacted by getting drunk and collapsing on the floor. Phil, who had broken into Johnny's house to have it out with him, took her to hospital. Juley attempted to get Ruby back, and she eventually agreed to try again. However, she realised that she couldn't trust him when she found herself questioning his phone calls.
Johnny was beaten up on New Year's Eve by Dennis Rickman
after he grabbed Dennis's pregnant wife, Sharon
, by the throat and threatened her. Johnny arranged for Dennis to be stabbed and fell unconscious after Dennis attacked him but regained consciousness in hospital. Dennis was stabbed to death soon afterwards, leaving Sharon with an unborn child and no husband.
Johnny decided to take Ruby on holiday. He stopped her saying goodbye to Stacey by stealing her mobile phone and then dropping it in the road for their taxi to run over and destroy. When Ruby and Johnny returned from their holiday, Johnny bought a house in Essex without telling anyone. He sold the club, and they moved to Essex to escape it all. Ruby briefly returned to collect her things.
Ruby discovered that Johnny was an alcoholic in "Get Johnny Week
" and she left him to Phil. She and Grant had a heart to heart, and Grant discovered that Phil paid Juley to sleep with Ruby. Grant was furious and burst into Johnny's office where Phil was holding Johnny until he confessed to Dennis's murder. This gave Johnny a chance to get away. There was a big chase, which resulted in Danny Moon
handcuffing the brothers and marching them into the forest. He was about to kill Grant when Jake Moon
shot him instead. Danny died instantly. Ruby persuaded Johnny to hand himself in, and then returned with Jake to Walford. She was furious with him when he revealed he had killed Danny. Jake became obsessed with Ruby's welfare, but took over the running over her club until she turned 18 in October 2006.
In Spring 2006, Ruby developed an unreciprocated crush on the far older Grant Mitchell
to no avail, and more recently was assisting Charlie Slater
in the running of his allotment and feud with Bert Atkinson.
On 24 July 2006, Ruby withdrew £2000 to surprise Stacey with a girlie holiday as Stacey couldn't afford it. However, Stacey's boyfriend, Bradley Branning
wanted to come too, annoying Ruby so she rowed with Stacey. On returning the money to the club, she was caught off guard by an intruder, who knocked her unconscious and stole the money. When Stacey suggested Juley could be behind the attack, Ruby ridiculed the idea, believing he would never do that. However, she was proved wrong when Jake caught Juley's brother, Gus
, trying to return the cash.
Ruby and Stacey's friendship became rocky when Stacey started dating Bradley Branning
and spending less time with Ruby. They grew apart and argued frequently until Stacey revealed that she was pregnant. Ruby was so excited at the thought of being an auntie that she bought a teddy bear for the baby, unaware that Stacey had aborted it. Stacey told her the baby was gone and Ruby assumed that she had had a miscarriage.
Ruby then had a relationship with Sean Slater
, Stacey's brother. The relationship caused tension between Jake and the couple as their relationship was affecting the business, and Jake was sceptical as he said he knew Sean's type and that Sean would hurt Ruby.
On Ruby's 18th birthday, 20 October 2006, Ruby found out that her father had had a heart attack after an argument with Sean in prison. She was about to go to the hospital when she argued with Jake, leading him to reveal that he never liked her but pitied her. He went into the office and she was furious, but as she was about to leave, two women, Nina Brown and Kate Chole, told her that her father had died. Jake emerged from the office and sarcastically wished Ruby a happy birthday, unaware Johnny had died, as he left.
On the day of Johnny's funeral, Ruby went missing and Sean found her, slumped behind the desk in the Scarlet office, with a bottle of vodka
. Later, she spoke to Pat who made her think, by saying that her father was normally right about people, including Jake and Sean.
Sean later took a bag full of clothes to Scarlet, knowing Ruby would look through them. She found a ring but Sean grabbed the bag and walked out. She questioned him and he revealed he was leaving. However, he just wanted to make her feel bad and told her that he had a ring for her on her birthday but he thought people would think he was proposing to her just because her father's death, meant she was coming into money. However, they visited Johnny's solicitor, who revealed Ruby will get enough money to live on, and get the rest when she is 21. She saw no reason why she and Sean couldn't marry and they revealed their engagement on 27 October.
When she was in Venice, her fiancé slept with Preeti Choraria and passionately kissed Tanya Branning
. Stacey told Ruby that Sean had been unfaithful but she forgave him, asking him to move with her to her home in Essex. Sean initially agreed but threw her Dad's ashes in her face when he found out that she had told his Mum, Jean
that he was back. After shouting in the street that nobody could touch her because of who her family was, she then left Walford in the back of a cab, having fallen out with Stacey for good.
On 1 July 2008, Max Branning phoned Ruby with an offer for the house they had been renting from her since they moved to the square. Ruby accepted it until Jack made her a better offer, which she accepted.
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from the BBC
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soap opera
Soap opera
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EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, played by Louisa Lytton
Louisa Lytton
Louisa Lytton is an English actress born in Camden and living in Islington. She rose to fame in 2005 when joining EastEnders as Ruby Allen. After leaving EastEnders in late 2006, Lytton joined The Bill as PC Beth Green, who she played from May 2007 to March 2009. She also appeared on Strictly...
. Her first appearance was on 18 March 2005 and her last was on 23 November 2006.
In an interview in August 2008, after Lytton left her role in The Bill, she said she would like to return to EastEnders in the future.
Storylines
Ruby arrived in WalfordWalford
Walford is a fictional borough of east London in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The name Walford is both a street in Dalston where one of the series' creators, Tony Holland, lived and a blend of Walthamstow, where Holland was born, and Stratford. The suffix 'ford' is also found throughout East...
, having run away from boarding school to look for her dad, Johnny Allen
Johnny Allen (EastEnders)
Jonathan "Johnny" Allen is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray.-Storylines:Johnny Allen was a businessman and retired gangster, who grew up in Walford but moved away to start up an empire of his own which he named J.A. Enterprises...
. On her arrival, she was befriended by Stacey Slater
Stacey Slater
Stacey Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lacey Turner. She made her first appearance on 1 November 2004. The character was introduced as a feisty and troublesome teenager, an extension of the already established Slater clan...
, who grilled Ruby about her family. After storming out of the café where they were talking, she was mugged by a vagrant in Bridge Street, who grabbed hold of Ruby's coat and stole her mobile phone. She was then almost run over by Tina Stewart's taxi.
Ruby and Johnny had major problems in their relationship. Ruby felt that Johnny was pushing her away and reminded him that he only saved her by accident when their house caught fire. He was actually trying to save her sister, Scarlet. Scarlet and their mother, Stephanie, died in the fire in March 2004.
Ruby was livid when Johnny revealed his mistress Tina (the woman who had almost run her over), but accepted the relationship in the end.
Ruby overheard Peggy Mitchell
Peggy Mitchell
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared on 30 April 1991, featuring in the series on a recurring basis over several weeks. Peggy was reintroduced in 1994, recast and was then played by...
telling people that Johnny is a violent, murdering bully. Ruby confronted him and he denied it. She knew he was lying and stayed with Stacey initially and then Peggy at Pat Evans
Pat Evans
Patricia Louise "Pat" Evans is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She has been played by Pam St. Clement since 12 June 1986, just over a year after the show first aired...
's house.
Ruby also caught Johnny having an affair with Amy while he was engaged to Tina. She told Tina and Tina left. Ruby eventually forgave her father and moved back in with him but later moved in with boyfriend, Juley Smith, to whom she lost her virginity. Johnny didn't take kindly to this, as he had already warned Juley about Ruby. Ruby defended Juley and even turned against her dad for him, but she was devastated to learn that Phil Mitchell
Phil Mitchell
Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is a long-running fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden.Phil first arrived in Albert Square on 20 February 1990, and was soon joined by his brother, Grant, sister Sam and mother Peggy...
was paying Juley to sleep with her as part of his feud with Johnny. She reacted by getting drunk and collapsing on the floor. Phil, who had broken into Johnny's house to have it out with him, took her to hospital. Juley attempted to get Ruby back, and she eventually agreed to try again. However, she realised that she couldn't trust him when she found herself questioning his phone calls.
Johnny was beaten up on New Year's Eve by Dennis Rickman
Dennis Rickman
Dennis Rickman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nigel Harman. He entered the show on 14 April 2003 and made his last appearance on 30 December 2005, when he was fatally stabbed as the midnight fireworks began. He is part of the Watts family, though his...
after he grabbed Dennis's pregnant wife, Sharon
Sharon Rickman
Sharon Anne Rickman is a fictional character from the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean, who was a regular cast member for the first 10 years after the programme began on 19 February 1985. She returned in May 2001, and appeared on and off, having most recently appeared in...
, by the throat and threatened her. Johnny arranged for Dennis to be stabbed and fell unconscious after Dennis attacked him but regained consciousness in hospital. Dennis was stabbed to death soon afterwards, leaving Sharon with an unborn child and no husband.
Johnny decided to take Ruby on holiday. He stopped her saying goodbye to Stacey by stealing her mobile phone and then dropping it in the road for their taxi to run over and destroy. When Ruby and Johnny returned from their holiday, Johnny bought a house in Essex without telling anyone. He sold the club, and they moved to Essex to escape it all. Ruby briefly returned to collect her things.
Ruby discovered that Johnny was an alcoholic in "Get Johnny Week
Get Johnny Week
"Get Johnny Week" was a week-long storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which occurred at the end of March 2006. The storyline involved the characters of Johnny and Ruby Allen, Grant and Phil Mitchell, and Jake and Danny Moon.-Storyline development:...
" and she left him to Phil. She and Grant had a heart to heart, and Grant discovered that Phil paid Juley to sleep with Ruby. Grant was furious and burst into Johnny's office where Phil was holding Johnny until he confessed to Dennis's murder. This gave Johnny a chance to get away. There was a big chase, which resulted in Danny Moon
Danny Moon
Daniel "Danny" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jake Maskall. He made his first appearance on 30 December 2004...
handcuffing the brothers and marching them into the forest. He was about to kill Grant when Jake Moon
Jake Moon
Jacob "Jake" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Joel Beckett, who appeared from 30 December 2004 as a regular character.-Storylines:...
shot him instead. Danny died instantly. Ruby persuaded Johnny to hand himself in, and then returned with Jake to Walford. She was furious with him when he revealed he had killed Danny. Jake became obsessed with Ruby's welfare, but took over the running over her club until she turned 18 in October 2006.
In Spring 2006, Ruby developed an unreciprocated crush on the far older Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)
Grant Anthony Mitchell is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, played by Ross Kemp. Grant first appeared in 1990, introduced by producer Michael Ferguson to revamp the show. Kemp remained until 1999 when he opted to leave...
to no avail, and more recently was assisting Charlie Slater
Charlie Slater
Charles "Charlie" Slater is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Derek Martin, making his first appearance on 4 September 2000. He is played by Jason McGregor in flashbacks broadcast in 2001. He also makes a cameo appearance in the second series of the...
in the running of his allotment and feud with Bert Atkinson.
On 24 July 2006, Ruby withdrew £2000 to surprise Stacey with a girlie holiday as Stacey couldn't afford it. However, Stacey's boyfriend, Bradley Branning
Bradley Branning
Bradley Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie Clements. He made his first appearance on screen on 24 January 2006 and last appeared on 22 February 2010. Clements has won multiple awards for his portrayal....
wanted to come too, annoying Ruby so she rowed with Stacey. On returning the money to the club, she was caught off guard by an intruder, who knocked her unconscious and stole the money. When Stacey suggested Juley could be behind the attack, Ruby ridiculed the idea, believing he would never do that. However, she was proved wrong when Jake caught Juley's brother, Gus
Gus Smith
Augustus "Gus" Smith is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Mohammed George. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2002. It was announced on 18 January 2008 that Gus would leave the show later in 2008...
, trying to return the cash.
Ruby and Stacey's friendship became rocky when Stacey started dating Bradley Branning
Bradley Branning
Bradley Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie Clements. He made his first appearance on screen on 24 January 2006 and last appeared on 22 February 2010. Clements has won multiple awards for his portrayal....
and spending less time with Ruby. They grew apart and argued frequently until Stacey revealed that she was pregnant. Ruby was so excited at the thought of being an auntie that she bought a teddy bear for the baby, unaware that Stacey had aborted it. Stacey told her the baby was gone and Ruby assumed that she had had a miscarriage.
Ruby then had a relationship with Sean Slater
Sean Slater
Sean Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Robert Kazinsky. Sean left the Square temporarily on 27 March 2007, as Kazinsky was suspended from work for two months. He returned on 28 May 2007...
, Stacey's brother. The relationship caused tension between Jake and the couple as their relationship was affecting the business, and Jake was sceptical as he said he knew Sean's type and that Sean would hurt Ruby.
On Ruby's 18th birthday, 20 October 2006, Ruby found out that her father had had a heart attack after an argument with Sean in prison. She was about to go to the hospital when she argued with Jake, leading him to reveal that he never liked her but pitied her. He went into the office and she was furious, but as she was about to leave, two women, Nina Brown and Kate Chole, told her that her father had died. Jake emerged from the office and sarcastically wished Ruby a happy birthday, unaware Johnny had died, as he left.
On the day of Johnny's funeral, Ruby went missing and Sean found her, slumped behind the desk in the Scarlet office, with a bottle of vodka
Vodka
Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....
. Later, she spoke to Pat who made her think, by saying that her father was normally right about people, including Jake and Sean.
Sean later took a bag full of clothes to Scarlet, knowing Ruby would look through them. She found a ring but Sean grabbed the bag and walked out. She questioned him and he revealed he was leaving. However, he just wanted to make her feel bad and told her that he had a ring for her on her birthday but he thought people would think he was proposing to her just because her father's death, meant she was coming into money. However, they visited Johnny's solicitor, who revealed Ruby will get enough money to live on, and get the rest when she is 21. She saw no reason why she and Sean couldn't marry and they revealed their engagement on 27 October.
When she was in Venice, her fiancé slept with Preeti Choraria and passionately kissed Tanya Branning
Tanya Branning
Tanya Lauren Jessop is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jo Joyner. She made her first appearance on 27 June 2006. She left the show temporarily on 25 December 2009 for maternity leave and returned for one episode on 23 June 2010. She made her full-time return on...
. Stacey told Ruby that Sean had been unfaithful but she forgave him, asking him to move with her to her home in Essex. Sean initially agreed but threw her Dad's ashes in her face when he found out that she had told his Mum, Jean
Jean Slater
Jean Elaine Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Gillian Wright. She appeared in December 2004 briefly and in December 2005. She returned as a recurring character in June 2006 and returned again as a regular character from November 2006...
that he was back. After shouting in the street that nobody could touch her because of who her family was, she then left Walford in the back of a cab, having fallen out with Stacey for good.
On 1 July 2008, Max Branning phoned Ruby with an offer for the house they had been renting from her since they moved to the square. Ruby accepted it until Jack made her a better offer, which she accepted.