idan ▁Cro ker ▁( born ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁arriv es ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ats worth ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁series , ▁and ▁fills ▁the ▁void ▁left ▁by ▁Li am ▁Gall ag her ▁( John ny ▁Ben nett ). ▁He ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁when ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁a unt , ▁Pat ty ▁Cro ker ▁( Val erie ▁L ille y ) ▁and ▁god m other ▁Lib by ▁Cro ker ▁( Paul ine ▁Mc L yn n ). ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁episode , ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁trouble - maker ; ▁be ating ▁up ▁neighbour ▁Jackson ▁Pow ell ▁( Em manuel ▁I gh od aro ), ▁and ▁bu ying ▁internet ▁por n ▁with ▁Lib by ' s ▁credit ▁card . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁A idan ' s ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁" G y ps y " ▁who ▁abandoned ▁the ▁family ▁when ▁A idan ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁baby . ▁Therefore , ▁A idan ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁S ine ad , ▁who ▁eventually ▁had ▁a ▁break down ▁before ▁turning ▁to ▁dru gs ▁and ▁prost itution , ▁after ▁she ▁gets ▁out ▁of ▁prison ▁she ▁bl ames ▁all ▁her ▁short com ings ▁on ▁A idan , ▁and ▁after ▁seeing ▁how ▁path etic ▁she ▁really ▁is , ▁Pat ty ▁allows ▁A idan ▁to ▁continue ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁home . ▁ ▁He ▁soon ▁strik es ▁up ▁a ▁close ▁friendship ▁with ▁Let it ia ▁Pow