Lynne Hobbs
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Elaine Lordan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2003 18 September 2000 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 2756 2 July 2004 |
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| Created by | Tony Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | John Yorke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Café worker | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Charlie Slater |
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| Mother | Viv Slater |
| Sisters |
Kat Slater Little Mo Mitchell Belinda Peacock |
| Husband | Garry Hobbs (2001–2004) |
| Daughters | Vivienne Hobbs |
| Grandmothers | Mo Harris |
| Uncles | Harry Slater |
| Nephews | Freddie Mitchell |
| Nieces | Zoe Slater |
Lynne Marie Hobbs (also Slater) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Elaine Lordan from September 2000 to July 2004. Lynne is a fierce judge of right and wrong, although she is not always able to practice what she preaches. She has a turbulent relationship with husband Garry (Ricky Groves), but despite her complaints about him, it ends up being Lynne's adultery that puts their relationship in jeopardy long before Garry strays.
Lynne is the eldest of the Slater sisters and she arrives in Albert Square in 2000 with her family: father Charlie (Derek Martin); sisters Kat (Jessie Wallace), Little Mo (Kacey Ainsworth) and Zoe (Michelle Ryan), and grandmother Mo (Laila Morse). Unlike Little Mo and Zoe, Lynne is aware that Zoe is in fact Kat's daughter and helps keep the family secret until Kat reveals the truth to Zoe.
Lynne is in a relationship with hapless mechanic Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves) and spends much of her time despairing over Garry's inability to fully commit to their relationship. All Lynne really wants is to marry Garry, settle down and raise a family but while Garry loves Lynne, he is reluctant to lose his "bachelor status" and he spends much of his time dodging Lynne's 'hints' about marriage. However, Lynne (and the rest of the Slaters) wear Garry down and the two eventually get engaged. Lynne works in Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) café and often clashes with co-worker, Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), who regularly slacks off work and flirts with Garry to irritate her. This culminates in Lynne eventually getting Janine fired and the two become enemies thereafter.
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