River City stars then and now as BBC soap celebrates two decades

It's hard to believe that this weekend marks 20 years since River City first graced our TV screens, and a lot has changed on the Shieldinch cobbles over the past two decades.

Many of the original cast have left and moved on to other things, so we're taking a look back at who they are, and what they're doing now. In 2010, she left Shieldinch after the identity of her real father was revealed, but in reality, Lorraine left to concentrate on her theatre work in October 2021.Gary Lamont arrived on the Shieldinch cobbles as Robbie Fraser, a gay Weegie and full of attitude.Gary had some very juicy storylines in Shieldinch, including a civil partnership with DC Will Cooper, domestic abuse, coping with parenthood and an addiction to prescription pills.

One of her biggest storylines saw her being jilted at the altar with her would-be husband running off with her dad Malcolm’s life savings.However, she continued her acting career on stage, playing the part of Dolly in the 30th anniversary touring production of Tony Roper's The Steamie in 2017 and is now working as a celebrant.

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