Bev Mansfield was the girlfriend of Paddy Kirk, as well as a teacher at Hotten Comprehensive. Their relationship began as a friendship, when Bev and Paddy met in December 2000 when they bonded over their disastrous love-lives. Bev later went out with Adam Forrester, but the relationship was short lived and Bev and Paddy ended up dating. However, after constant rowing, the couple split and Bev left the village.