Ruby Allen

Infobox EastEnders character 2


character_name=Ruby Allen
actor_name=Louisa Lytton
years=2005–2006
first=18 March 2005
last=23 November 2006
dob=20 October 1988
status=Single
creator= Kathleen Hutchison
home=Essex
family=
father=Johnny Allen
mother=Stephanie Allen
sisters=Scarlet Allen

Ruby Allen was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". She was 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, regarding her quitting "The Bill", she said she would like to return to EastEnders after she leaves 'The Bill' in October. [http://entertainment.aol.co.uk/tv/louisa-lyttons-eastenders-return/article/20080713025843312336493]

Biography

Ruby arrived in Walford as a somewhat stereotypical boarding school runaway, in search of 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 old house caught fire (he was actually trying to save her sister Scarlet). Scarlet and their mother Stephanie had both died in the fire in March 2004.

Ruby was livid when Johnny revealed his mistress Tina, (the woman who'd almost run her over) but accepted the relationship in the end.

Ruby overheard Peggy Mitchell telling everyone that Johnny is a violent, murdering bully. Ruby confronted him and he denied it. She knew he was lying and went to stay with Stacey, and then with Peggy at Pat Evans' house.

Ruby also caught Johnny having an affair with Amy after he'd become engaged to Tina. She told Tina of this and Tina left. Ruby eventually forgave her father and moved back in with him, however, she then 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, saved her and 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 again 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 his attack by Dennis. However, he regained consciousness in hospital. Dennis was stabbed to death soon afterwards, leaving Sharon devastated as she was left with an unborn child and no husband.

Johnny decided to take Ruby on holiday. He stopped her saying goodbye to Stacey by hiding her mobile phone in his pocket 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 to stop him, and Danny died instantly. Ruby persuaded Johnny to hand himself in, and then Jake took her back 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 from the bank to surprise Stacey with money for a girlie holiday as Stacey couldn't afford it. However, Stacey's boyfriend, Bradley Branning wanted to come, and although he offered to pay his way, Ruby was annoyed and she and Stacey ended up rowing. On returning the money to the club, she was caught off guard by an intruder, who knocked her unconscious before stealing the money, but she was lucky to escape virtually unharmed. When Stacey suggested her ex Juley was behind the attack, Ruby ridiculed the idea and believed he would never do that. However, she was proved wrong when Juley's brother, Gus was caught by Jake trying to return the cash for his older brother.

Ruby and Stacey's friendship became rocky when Stacey started to dating Bradley Branning and spending less time with Ruby. They grew apart and had lots of arguments, until Stacey revealed to her that she was pregnant. Ruby was so excited at the prospect of being an "auntie" that a few days later she bought a teddy bear for the baby, unaware that Stacey had aborted it the day before. When Stacey told her the baby was gone, Ruby was left under the impression that Stacey had suffered 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 suffered a heart attack after an argument with Sean in prison. She was about to go to the hospital when she had a run-in with Jake. They had a heated argument, and Jake ended up revealing 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, came and 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 before the funeral 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, where he knew Ruby would look through them. She found a ring, but Sean grabbed the bag and walked out. She questioned him as he went, and he revealed he was leaving. However, this was just a way of making her feel bad, and he told her he had a ring for her on her birthday but he thought people would think he was proposing to her just because her father had died and she was coming into money. However, they then 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 get married. They revealed their engagement to everyone on 27 October.

When she was in Venice, her fiance slept with Preeti Choraria and passionately kissed Tanya Branning. Stacey informed Ruby of this but she soon forgave him, and wanted him to move to her Essex home with him. After initially agreeing, he then threw her Dad's ashes in her face as it emerged 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 1st July 2008 Max Branning phoned Ruby putting in an offer for the house they had been renting since they moved to the square, which was still Ruby's. Ruby accepted the offer and Max got the house. However, when Jack spoke to Ruby, he gave her a bigger offer and she accepted.

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