EastEnders Ian Beale star's real life - including marriage breakdown and soap break
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIan Beale has been knocking around Walford since he was a teenager pitching in on his dads fruit and veg stall. Appearing in the very first EastEnders episode back in 1985, Ian is one of the show's most longest-serving characters and the most married too.
The son of Pete and Kathy Beale has had six weddings to five women, been shot by a hitman, bog-washed by Phil Mitchell more times than he cares to remember, and suffered a heart-wrenching breakdown where he became homeless.
He's also engaged once more to the love of his life, and ex-wife, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) as they plan to tie the knot for a second time.
But Ian is basically Walford's answer to Alan Sugar as he runs a series of businesses, a dream he had from the very first episodes.
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