by a man who Sami attacks and she reveals him to be her husband, Laurie Shelby (Kyle Pryor). Sinead confronts Laurie over an affair that he had but he reveals that Sinead attacked the teaching assistant. They decide to give their marriage another chance and Sinead is delighted when she lands a job as a nurse. Prostitute Donna-Marie Quinn (Lucy-Jo Hudson) recognises Sinead but Sinead pretends not to know her. Donna Marie later blackmails Sinead and Sinead plants drugs in her bag during the nativity. When Donna Marie notices this, she exposes Sinead as a former prostitute, causing Laurie to run off. Laurie refuses to forgive Sinead and she decides to end their marriage but Laurie convinces her to give the marriage another go. Sinead becomes jealous over Laurie and Sienna, especially when Nancy reminds her how Sienna stole her husband and Sinead desperately tries to drive a wedge between them. She is convinced that they are sleeping together and Sinead publicly humiliates Sienna at the ball by pouring punch over her. Laurie turns the tables on Sinead and makes her feel guilty for causing a scene. They make up with a kiss, however, Sinead is left with bruises on her arm. Laurie is furious when he learns of Sineads affair with Tony years previously. In April 2019, Sinead becomes even more jealous when Laurie and Sienna are going on a camping trip together. She confronts them in the village but Laurie informs her that he hasn't told Sienna. That night, Sinead tries to contact Laurie multiple times but he doesn't answer. Sami comforts Sinead and they kiss which is witnessed by Tony. Ste discovers this and uses it to ruin Sami's proposal to Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart). Laurie and Sinead have a heated argument and Laurie leads her to their bedroom where he closes the door. The next morning it becomes clear that Laurie raped Sinead. Laurie pretends that nothing happened and Liberty confronts Sinead over Sami. Laurie promises that he will never touch her again. Sienna tells Sinead that Laurie ripped up her tent and Sinead calls her a 'bitch’. Laurie and Sinead have another argument and Laurie makes her believe that he didn't rape her. Sinead continues to feel uncomfortable around Laurie. When Sineads cousin Lily McQueen (Lauren McQueen) runs away from hospital, Sinead finds her hiding from Diane. She agrees to go and get Lily's bag