One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
Fifteen-year-old Ruby reluctantly moves from Boston to Los Angeles after her mother passes away from cancer. She explains that her father, famous actor Whip Logan, divorced her mother before she was even born and the only time she ever saw him was in the movie theater. Another reason why Ruby is sad about leaving is her boyfriend Ray, whom she's in love with. Whip is extremely eager towards Ruby's arrival and insists on spending as much time with her as possible; making her resent the fact that he was never involved in her life before her mother's death. She starts her new high school, but feels out of place with the other students. She does however meet a fellow sophomore named Colette whose mother is also a celebrity. As time goes by, Ruby learns that Ray has been cheating on her with her best friend Lizzie. Whip is able to comfort her and eventually make her feel better. Ruby learns that while she was little, her aunt would arrange secret visit between her and Whip, and that her mother didn't want him involved in her life because he was gay. Ruby and Max, her father's assistant and also his partner in the story, have a very close relationship. The book ends with Ruby making up with Lizzie after she and Ray break up, and winning a leading part in Pygmalion in school along with her boyfriend Wyatt.
List of Coronation Street characters (2012)
Ruby Dobbs (also Soames), played by Macy Alabi, is the daughter of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede). She was born on-screen on 9 September 2012. Kirsty gives birth to Ruby at The Rovers Return, following a fight with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan). Kirsty is pushed on to a table and Gumede revealed "It becomes apparent immediately that the baby is coming - the pain is acute and her waters break. Marcus is there and, as a midwife, he's able to recognise that this tot is going to come pretty quickly." To prepare for the birth scenes, Gumede watched "One Born Every Minute" in between filming. Once Ruby comes home, Kirsty struggles to cope. When Ruby does not stop crying, Kirsty trashes the kitchen, causing the neighbours to alert Tyrone. When Tyrone threatens to take Ruby away from Kirsty, she lies to him he is not Ruby's father. Peter Dyke and Katie Begley from the "Daily Star" reported that Kirsty tells Tyrone she registered Ruby's birth alone and left the father's name blank, meaning he had no legal right over their child. In March 2013, during Tyrone's trial, Kirsty walks into the court and hands Ruby to Tyrone and confesses that Tyrone is innocent and that she had been physically abusing him and had lied about him being violent to her. This revelation ends with Tyrone being released and gaining custody of Ruby.