is a
Fictional Character in popular
BBC Soap Opera ''
EastEnders ''. She is played by
Laurie Brett .
She arrived in
Walford on a
Candy Floss stand at the funfair in
Albert Square . She had an argument with
Ian Beale about change, but helped out when the funfair collapsed. She stayed in the Square and formed a close friendship with Ian. She revealed that her husband of 12 years,
David , was suffering from
Huntington's Disease .
David died and Jane got together with Ian, moving in with him and his three children. At first Ian's daughter
Lucy seemed unhappy with the relationship (partly fueled by
Stacey Slater ), but has since accepted the new women in her dad's life. Their relationship has improved since Jane stood up for Lucy when she found out she was being bullied by
Demi Miller .
Jane and Ian talked about trying for their own child, before deciding they were happy as they were.
Jane is known for her positive attitude and her easy-going nature. She was partly responsible for persuading Ian to drop his idea of putting down the dog
Wellard after he bit him. In January 2006, Jane bought the Beale family a puppy called Chips and said it was a present for Ian.
When Ian found out that his mother,
Kathy had been killed in a motorbike accident in
South Africa , Jane immediately comforted him. He eventually broke down and Jane convinced him to go to
South Africa . When he returned he brought back his half brother
Ben Mitchell who was the son of
Phil Mitchell . It was only a matter of time before the situation exploded. Ben's birthday party was interrupted by Phil who demanded to know where Ben was. It resulted in Phil shoving Ian's face into Ben's birthday cake. Unfortunately Ben saw this and developed a fear for his dad.
Jane calmed the situation when she took Ben to Phil's garage and both father and son got to bond with each other, until it was interrupted by Ian. Phil eventually convinced Ian to allow him to spend some time with Ben. When Ian backed out at the last minute, Phil was furious and Ian fled with Ben to go camping. Initally Jane tried to convince him to stay but in vain. Jane convinced Ian that she would be able to handle Phil. Phil took advantage of her vulnerability, broke into her home and threatened her. Jane, with a new charge of courage, went to
The Vic and told
Peggy that she was going to press charges against him (Grant convinced her not to).
Grant Mitchell and Jane agreed that he would handle Phil and she would handle Ian. However, Jane and Grant later shared a kiss, and on 25
April 2006 , Jane and Grant slept together on the desk in the office of the Scarlet nightclub and are now embarking on a love affair behind Ian and Carla's backs.
Carla Mitchell will arrive in the middle of May and I'm sure there will be fireworks when she finds out about the Affair. So watch out Jane !
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