▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁since ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁in ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁final ▁series . ▁St ella ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁episodes ▁overall . ▁ ▁St ella ▁is ▁born ▁to ▁Frank ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁Mon ica ▁giving ▁birth ▁next ▁to ▁Frank , ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁com a ▁during ▁the ▁birth . ▁Like ▁before , ▁St ella ' s ▁sib lings , ▁primarily ▁Deb bie ▁( R eb e cca ▁Ryan ), ▁Li am ▁( John ny ▁Ben nett ) ▁and ▁Carl ▁( El li ott ▁T itt ensor ), ▁look ▁after ▁her , ▁while ▁Frank ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁continue ▁with ▁their ▁previous ▁dis astr ous ▁parent ing . ▁During ▁Series ▁ 6 , ▁Mon ica ▁wal ks ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁again , ▁leading ▁to ▁Social ▁Services ▁tempor arily ▁taking ▁Li am ▁and ▁St ella ▁into ▁care , ▁however ▁neighb ours ▁Y v onne ▁Kar ib ▁( K elli ▁H oll is ) ▁and ▁Stan ▁Wat erman ▁( W ar ren ▁D onn elly ) ▁offer ▁to ▁fost er ▁them ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Gall agh ers . ▁When ▁Frank ' s ▁new ▁partner ▁Lib by ▁Cro ker ▁( Paul ine ▁Mc L yn n ), ▁her ▁mother ▁Pat ty ▁( Val erie ▁L ille y ) ▁and ▁their ▁relative ▁A idan ▁( Rob bie ▁Con way ) ▁move ▁in , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁look ▁after