Not only did Karen and Veronica become friends again, but a shocked Jez unbanned Veronica from the pub due to her belief that she was a secret lesbian, but also warned Veronica to keep her hands off Karen in the future. However, Karen, wanting an end to the violence, proposed a plan which involved Jez walking into the toilets and catching Karen and Veronica kissing passionately. She also suspected Karen of flirting with Kev and proceeded to headbutt and punch her several times, getting herself repeatedly banned from The Jockey. Veronica was furious after finding out, as she stood to lose out on all the tips that her boyfriend Kev usually brought in.
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She pretended to be a lesbian in her job interview, which went down well with lesbian landlady Jez, who gave her the job and free accommodation instantly. She eventually returned at Christmas 2004 and applied for a job at The Jockey. Karen suffered a breakdown from the chaos and left the Chatsworth Estate in disgrace to stay with her grandmother. Not long afterwards, Lip found out about Frank's affair with Karen and proceeded to violently beat him to a pulp outside of Karen's house. Frank became scared and cut Karen off completely, leaving her distraught and emotional. However, Steve McBride overheard them having sex in the toilets at parents' evening and confronted Frank in disgust. Karen became infatuated with Frank, even going so far as to dump Lip for him. After much drama and smashing of windows, Eddie left the household and his family and never had contact with his daughter again, setting the stage for Frank Gallagher's relationship with Sheila.Īfter Frank moved in with Sheila, Karen experienced sexual tension with him, which blossomed into a full-blown secret relationship of which neither Sheila nor Lip were aware of.
Her family life was torn apart when she was caught by her father Eddie giving fellatio to Lip's brother Ian Gallagher in an experiment of Ian's sexuality.
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During Series 1, she was the girlfriend of classmate Phillip Gallagher.