Ian Albert Beale is the son of Pete and Kathy Beale, brother of David, Ben and Donna, and father of Peter, Lucy, Steven and Bobby. Jane admits that Bobby accidentally killed Lucy by hitting her over the head with a jewellery box. Not to be confused with Peter Beale, the 1993 EastEnders character. Peter returns to live with the family, and is soon followed by Cindy Williams , the daughter of Ian's dead ex-wife of the same name. It is later discovered that he paid Rainie for sex on the night Lucy died, and, knowing that he has given a false alibi to the police, Rainie demands money to fund her drug addiction. They plan their wedding for next February.Ian and Jane get married in the restaurant with their friends and family as witnesses. Eventually, Zainab Khan persuades Ian to attend counselling in an attempt to recover from his mental breakdown and, after talking to Sharon, Lucy finally makes peace with her father.Ian sparks a friendly rivalry with Denise Fox as the two engage in a fruit-selling war, though he irritates her. However, Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) has finally exposed the truth after Ian made sure she wouldn’t go to prison for a drugs charge he instigated to keep her quiet.EastEnders spoilers: BBC boss confirms Chantelle Atkins' tragic death,EastEnders spoilers: Martin Fowler's ‘death’ covered up.After returning from court, Bobby Beale (Clay Milner-Russell) urged Dotty to change her opinion on his dad but she refused.Bobby said: “My dad came through for you then, he’s not so bad you know?
Ben Mitchell and Ian Beale have the same mother, but have a different dad/father.

order back issues and use the historic Daily Express When Ian cannot pay Rainie, she comes to Walford and tells Patrick Trueman what Ian did. Jane discovers Steven's lie and that Max has not really forgiven them and is secretly planning revenge.Two years later, Booby returned and became obsessed with Buddhism.

Ian delivers her baby daughter, and agrees that she can live with him. Ian is the reason Dennis is dead.”.See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Suspecting that she is planning to leave him, Ian manipulates her by falsely claiming that Lucy is dying from lymphoma. Ian fights Ben's father Phil Mitchell for custody, worsening their long-standing enmity which stems from Phil's disastrous marriage to Ian's mother Kathy. Death threats, breakdowns, marriages, divorces and most recently Lucy and Denny's deaths.As a teenager, Ian argues with his father Pete Beale over his desire to become a caterer but his grandmother Lou Beale encourages him.
After Beth is taken in by her paternal relatives, Ian tells Cindy to leave and not come back.

Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt) had been hiding the dark truth about his involvement in Dennis Rickman’s (Bleu Landau) death from Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) on.. It eventually leads to a relationship when he confides in her about his life on the streets. A week later, after visiting Bobby in prison and telling him not to appeal his sentence, Ian receives a threatening note from Max, saying that he will never forget what Ian did. Please see our,“He’s the reason Dennis died, he locked him in that boat and that’s why he drowned. When Ian drives away, Rainie approaches Mick who is then arrested and charged for soliciting.Ian tries to convince Denise to put Patrick in a care home, fearful of his secret. She falls for Ian again and proposes to him at the Christmas Eve carol concert.

Max's employer eventually purchases the chip shop, despite it arousing Ian's suspicions.