). ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁episodes , ▁F iona ▁had ▁a ▁part - time ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁assistant ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁nur ser y . ▁F iona ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁child hood , ▁she ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁k ids ▁at ▁school ▁as ▁" P ov ▁Gall ag her " ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁family ' s ▁low ▁income ▁and ▁her ▁parents ' ▁perpet ual ▁un emp loyment . ▁F iona ▁also ▁once ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁proud ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁girl ▁in ▁her ▁year - group ▁during ▁secondary ▁school ▁not ▁to ▁fall ▁pre gn ant ▁before ▁taking ▁her ▁GC SE s . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁boy friend ▁Steve ▁Mc B ride ▁( James ▁Mc A voy ) ▁got ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁bot ched ▁drug ▁b ust , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Ch ats worth ▁Est ate . ▁F iona ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁leave ▁with ▁him , ▁as ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁abandon ▁her ▁sib lings ▁and ▁friends . ▁During ▁his ▁absence , ▁she ▁briefly ▁hook ed ▁up ▁with ▁Craig ▁Gar land ▁( Chr is ▁C og hill ), ▁and ▁became ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁his ▁child . ▁But ▁she ▁still ▁retained ▁feelings ▁for ▁Steve , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁briefly , ▁he ▁told ▁F iona ▁that ▁her ▁sib lings ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁capable ▁of ▁looking ▁after ▁themselves ▁without ▁her , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁des erved ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁outside ▁of ▁Ch ats worth .