Alicia Gallagher

Alicia Gallagher is Leyla Harding's sister. Alicia is a loud and brash and is very much a live wire which has got into trouble on many occasions with certain residents in the village.

2010-2011: Arriving in the village
Alicia arrived in the village to tell Leyla not to attend their mother's funeral. When Leyla attended anyway, Alicia told her to forget about making up and left. She soon arrived back in the village following the breakdown of her marriage to Justin Gallagher, along with her son named Jacob, who biologically is Leyla's. Their mother had persuaded Leyla to give her baby to her sister as Alicia suffers from fertility problems. Leyla invited Alicia and Jacob to stay with her and her boyfriend David Metcalfe. Following their arrival in the village, Leyla got a job as a barmaid in The Woolpack.

After attending Jacob's school play, which Justin did not attend, Leyla asked Alicia if she told Justin when the play was. Alicia had told Justin the play was on a different day to see where Justin's priorities were. This left Leyla disgusted with Alicia's emotional blackmail of Justin. Hearing them argue, Jacob ran off. The police were called and Alicia gave a press conference. During the search, Justin revealed he was Jacob's biological father and when Alicia didn't believe him, Leyla admitted it was the truth. Jacob was later found by David in an abandoned building. Alicia refused to let Justin see Jacob resulting in him then telling her that he would fight her for custody, accusing her of being a bad mother. When Leyla came to her defence, the two half sisters made up. Leyla tried to convice Alicia to sort out a custody agreement with Justin, but she refused worrying that Jacob would start hating her as Justin spoiled him. Upon more persuasion by Leyla, Alicia told Justin he could have access to Jacob providing he dropped the custody battle. He agreed.

2011- : Relationship with Andy Sugden
On Valentine's Day, Andy Sugden offered to treat Alicia at the B&B as friends. Alicia soon realised the only reason Andy had asked her out to dinner was to spy on Nick Henshall who was having a meal with Andy's ex-wife Katie. When an argument broke out, Alicia wasn't pleased. Andy later apologised to her and invited her out on another date at the B&B. When Alicia tells Andy that she is strapped for cash, he offers her a loan, but she rejects him. Instead of pushing, Andy tries to find her a job, he fails, but Alicia is touched at him trying anyway.