off-screen, lorraine causes problems for mandy by informing mandy's ex-boyfriend, alex foster (michael vivian), where she lives, causing ian to become insecure. lorraine reappears on 30 april 2012, nearly two months later, claiming that her years of alcohol abuse has left her very ill, and that she is dying. although mandy does not believe her initially, she eventually agrees to look after her. ian forbids this, so mandy leaves lorraine outside the tube station, telling her she cannot disobey ian's wishes. lorraine, who is doubled over in pain, collapses. mandy later visits lorraine in hospital, where they start to bond. however, lorraine soon turns nasty again and tells mandy she never loved her. several weeks later, just before her wedding, mandy goes to visit lorraine in hospital but is devastated to learn that she has died. lorraine's death is not screened. nobody except mandy attends lorraine's funeral, mirroring what lorraine said to mandy that nobody would care if she died.