Ruth Osborne

Infobox soap character
series =Hollyoaks



name=Ruth Osborne
portrayer=Terri Dwyer
first=1995
last=2008
status= Engaged
spouse= Kurt Benson (1997-1999)
parents=Jack Osborne (father)
Celia Osborne (mother)
siblings=Darren Osborne (brother)
Beth Osborne (half-Sister)
aunts/uncles=Jane Andersen (aunt)
Greg Andersen (uncle)
cousins=Natalie Osborne
Rachel Osborne
Natasha Andersen (Deceased)
Sarah Andersen

Ruth Osborne (previously Benson) was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera "Hollyoaks".

She was played by actress Terri Dwyer between 1995-2001 and then returned between 2003-2004 and 2008.

Character History

Ruth arrived as a student and began to date heartthrob Kurt Benson. Ruth’s father Jack Osborne and with mum Celia Osborne and younger brother Darren Osborne had moved into Hollyoaks and owned the local pub Dog in the Pond. Soon, Ruth had a shocking discovery when she saw her father and best friend Dawn Cunningham were together, and they both confessed all. Ruth’s reaction was that she didn’t want to see Dawn ever again.

Ruth than started getting hassle from Spike who tried to entrap her, but Kurt intervened and accidentally pushed Spike off the scaffolding. This caused more hassle in the relationship, when Kurt was charged. Kurt became paranoid that Ruth thought he was guilty and he broke up with her and went away to Hull and Ruth followed him and they ended up getting married in true Benson style. Ruth's troubles had still continued with Spike, when she found out that Spike was one of the builders doing repairs at the Collage. Spike trapped Ruth in a room and tries to force himself on her, but Rob Hawthorne stepped in to rescued her.

Ruth's marriage with Kurt was on the rocks as they argued, especially about spending Christmas with Ruth’s family. It went from bad to worse when Rob organised a hill walk in Wales and when Ruth had another argument with Kurt, she ended up going with Lewis Richardson. Ruth and Lewis both took refuge in a cave and ended up kissing. Ruth than decided to go off to London for some work placement, leaving Kurt home alone. When Ruth returned, she was devastated to learn that Kurt is having an affair with Kate Patrick and Ruth told Kurt their marriage is over. Ruth gets into a fight with Kate that ended with Kate trying to drown her. In a fit of rage, Kurt intervened, trying to teach Kate a lesson by drowning her. In a wake of the fight, Ruth and Kurt do some soul searching and realised that they were not right for each other, promoting Kurt to leave Hollyoaks.

Ruth than began to rekindle her affair with Lewis, but they both agreed to keep their relationship under wraps. Ruth then took a break from her relationship with Lewis and met Luke Morgan who seduced her. However, Ruth was embarrassed to discover he was only 16 and on top of that when she confessed to Lewis about what happened he dumped her. Ruth decided that there was nothing left for her to stay and decide to move to the states, but Lewis made a mad dash to the airport to stop her and Ruth decided to stay. During the first late night special Lucy Benson was kidnap by Rob Hawthorne and taken to a disused watertank, with Ruth, Lewis and Tony in pursuit but the gang end up surviving and rescuing Lucy.

From than, Ruth’s life took a turn when she found out that she was pregnant and without Lewis knowing, she had an abortion. Ruth than discovered that Lewis had lied about how big his debt to Lorraine Wilson was and Ruth hit Lewis making Lewis hit her back. Ruth got more heartache when Lewis told her that he had slept with Lorraine to pay of his debt, which left Ruth heartbroken. In all this trouble Ruth and Lewis finally broke up and Ruth than began to date John Stuart, her colleague, but that never worked out either. In a special 16 part of late night show "", saw Lewis beat up Ruth before trying to force himself on her. Ruth was badly hurt in hospital and Lewis had died after committing suicide. Ruth left Hollyoaks and started a fresh start in London, with a new life away from Lewis.

Ruth briefly returned in 2008 for the 'funeral' of her father, Jack, unaware that the whole thing is an insurance scam. Ruth told Frankie she is engaged.

ee also

* List of past characters from Hollyoaks