pair later made an attempt at marriage before splitting. Darren Osborne impregnated Suzanne Ashworth and she later gave birth to twins which they named Jack and Francine Osborne. The Osborne family are the longest serving owners and Jack the longest serving landlord of The Dog in the Pond serving for 12 years. In Hollyoaks Ruth arrived as a student and began to date Kurt Benson. The Osbornes arrive in Hollyoaks, where they join Ruth. Jack and Celia become the landlords of The Dog in the Pond, after Celia's brother Greg decides to sell up following the death of his daughter Natasha. Jack is revealed to be the father of teenager Dawn Cunningham's child Bethany, who needs a kidney transplant. Jack donates one of his kidneys to the daughter he has never known. Dawn's sister Jude ends up telling everyone in The Dog about his secret child. Celia leaves for America taking Darren with her. Celia and Jack later divorce. Darren eventually returns 2 years later. Ruth starts getting hassle from Spike who tried to entrap her, but Kurt intervened and accidentally pushed Spike off scaffolding. Kurt was later charged. Kurt became paranoid that Ruth thought he was guilty, leading them to break up. Kurt left for Hull so Ruth followed him and they got married. Spike trapped Ruth in a room and tried to force himself on her, but Rob Hawthorne stepped in to rescue her. Jack and Jill Patrick begin a relationship, eventually getting married. Jill reveals she has a fatal brain tumour. Jill eventually dies and Jack promised to look after her children. Ruth learned that Kurt was having an affair with Kate Patrick, ending their marriage. Ruth and Kate fought which led to Kate trying to drown her. In a fit of rage, Kurt intervened, trying to teach Kate a lesson by drowning her. Ruth and Kurt realise that they were not right for each other, prompting Kurt to leave Hollyoaks. Some time later Ruth was told that Kurt had died. Follow by the separation of Kurt, Ruth began a relationship with Lewis Richardson, but they both agreed to keep their relationship a secret. Ruth took a break from her relationship with Lewis and met Luke Morgan who seduced her which led Lewis to end their relationship. Ruth decided to move to the states, but Lewis arrived at the airport in time to stop her leaving, in