Alice Carter

Alice’s world of parties and ponies was rocked when her half-brother Ruairi came to live at Home Farm. Appalled, she left home and worked as a chambermaid (to Jennifer’s horror), before spending time with Kate in South Africa. Returning in 2008, Alice started dating farrier Christopher Carter (to Jennifer’s horror). Their romance blossomed and they eloped and married in Las Vegas - Brian decried it as a “starter marriage”.

Always ambitious, Alice felt undervalued in her first job. Against Chris’s wishes she applied for a new one in Vancouver, but changed her plans when he was badly injured by a horse. Vowing to stay in Ambridge, she took a job with an agri-tech company.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the unhealthy nature of Alice's relationship with alcohol was revealed and she suddenly found herself jobless. Roped in to work at her family's Home Farm, the drinking continued. Once pregnant, Alice spent a fortnight in detox. But after Martha's birth, her problematic drinking returned and caused upset for both Chris and much of her extended family. As a result the marriage collapsed under the strain and Alice and Chris ended up getting divorced. Eventually, Alice went to rehab.

• Likes: Working at The Stables
• Dislikes: Sales presentations
• Highs: Getting her Masters degree
  
• Lows: Death of her mother, Finding out about Ruairi, going to rehab
  

• Fallon Rogers (Close friend and confidente)
• Susan Carter (Grandmother to Martha)
• Neil Carter (Grandfather to Martha) - gave a moving speech at Alice and Chris's wedding