EASTENDERS favourite makes shock return to soap world – 20 years after brutal exit. A much-loved EastEnders star is back on ...

Hannah Waterman as Laura Beale in EastEnders. BBC When Ian revealed to pregnant wife Laura (Hannah Waterman) that he had had a vasectomy and therefore couldn't be the father, Laura was distraught.

Hannah, who is the daughter of acting legend Dennis Waterman, played Laura Beale on the BBC soap between 2000 and 2004. Two years after Hannah left the soap when Laura was killed off, she and ...

During his stint on EastEnders, Ricky's on-screen drama crossed over into his personal life when he fell for co-star Hannah Waterman, who played Laura Beale.

Ricky and Hannah, off-screen, got engaged in 2005 and married in 2006. However, their on-screen romance didn't translate into real-life bliss as they parted ways less than four years later ...

Hannah Waterman as Laura Beale and Ricky Groves as Garry Hobbs in EastEnders (Image: BBC/Adam Pensotti) Ricky has openly expressed how heartbroken he was when Hannah decided to end their union ...

Former EastEnders star Hannah Waterman has staged a big soap comeback. The actress is best known for playing Ian Beale ’s (Adam Woodyatt) third wife Laura Beale in the BBC soap from 2000 to 2004.

It came after Hannah married fellow EastEnders star Ricky Groves in 2006. The pair separated in 2010 and divorced in 2014. Huw is most notable for his ten-year role in The Bill as PC George Garfield.

Ricky Groves played Garry Hobbs in EastEnders (Picture: BBC) It’s been 15 years since EastEnders ’ Garry Hobbs waved goodbye to Walford, but the actor who played him seemingly hasn’t aged a day.

Ricky got engaged in 2005 to girlfriend and EastEnders co-star Hannah Waterman, who played Laura Beale. The pair married in a ceremony on 2 September 2006, in a country church on Dartmoor.