▁Ben nett , ▁revealed ▁when ▁his ▁blood ▁group ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁in compatible ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁sib lings '. ▁His ▁half - bro thers ▁are ▁Lip ▁Gall ag her ▁( J ody ▁L ath am ), ▁Carl ▁Gall ag her ▁( El li ott ▁T itt ensor ), ▁Li am ▁Gall ag her ▁( John ny ▁Ben nett ), ▁Se an ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁ 3 ▁un named ▁sons ▁of ▁Gary ▁Ben nett , ▁while ▁his ▁half - s ister s ▁are ▁F iona ▁Gall ag her ▁( An ne - Marie ▁D uff ), ▁Deb bie ▁Gall ag her ▁( R eb e cca ▁Ryan ) ▁and ▁St ella ▁Gall ag her ▁( N ik ita ▁Brown lee ). ▁He ▁has ▁one ▁nie ce , ▁K atie ▁Mag u ire ▁and ▁through ▁F iona ▁a ▁nep hew . ▁He ▁used ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁The ▁J ockey ▁as ▁a ▁bar man ▁but ▁in ▁more ▁recent ▁series ▁his ▁employ ment , ▁if ▁he ▁has ▁any , ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁shown . ▁Ian ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 8 0 ▁episodes ▁overall . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁series , ▁Ian ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁closest ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Lip , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁shares ▁a ▁room , ▁and ▁is ▁initially ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁gay . ▁The ▁brothers ▁often ▁have ▁to ▁look ▁out ▁for ▁each ▁other ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁characters , ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁party ▁to ▁each ▁other ' s ▁secre ts . ▁In