 Zara was friends with Steph Dean, who proved to be a bad influence on her, and later she made friends with Abby Davies, who proved to be a more grounded friend than Steph, but who was not averse to getting into trouble.After causing trouble by inventing a fictitious relationship with Paul Millington, Zara set her sights on Brian Drake.She became a Goth and won his heart, only later to lose him to Steph and then Lisa Hunter.