▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Bon ner ▁explained ▁that ▁Steph ▁had ▁been ▁section ed ▁following ▁her ▁arrest ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁had ▁spent ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁mental ▁institution . ▁Her ▁return ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁came ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁day - release ▁programme ▁and ▁Steph ▁hoped ▁to ▁be ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁eventually . ▁Bon ner ▁told ▁TV ▁Cho ice ' s ▁C ly de ▁McG arr ig le , ▁" Do ctors ▁have ▁ad vised ▁her ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁she ▁a ▁has ▁a ▁support ▁network / ▁Despite ▁all ▁the ▁trouble ▁she ▁caused , ▁Steph ▁bel ieves ▁she ▁needs ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁so ▁she ▁can ▁re build ▁her ▁life ." ▁Steph ▁found ▁employ ment ▁at ▁the ▁gar age ▁again ▁and ▁she ▁bond ed ▁with ▁the ▁manager ▁Ty ler ▁B ren nan ▁( Tra vis ▁Burn s ), ▁who ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁her ▁past . ▁When ▁other ▁Er ins borough ▁residents ▁learned ▁of ▁her ▁return , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁so ▁wel coming . ▁Bon ner ▁commented ▁that ▁Steph ▁knew ▁she ▁had ▁" a ▁lot ▁of ▁making ▁up ▁to ▁do ." ▁ ▁In ▁September , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Steph ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁same - sex ▁relationship ▁upon ▁her ▁return . ▁Steph ▁has ▁been ▁d ating ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Bel inda ▁Bell ▁( N ik ki ▁Sh iels ), ▁who ▁later ▁follows ▁her ▁to ▁Er ins borough . ▁Their ▁relationship ▁will ▁be ▁tested ▁when ▁Bel