Joanne Ryan (East Enders) - Precious Hudson

Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) was the glamorous wife of gangster Angel Hudson and she was first seen in Walford in June 2002 when Angel forced his old associate, Paul Trueman, to keep a watchful eye over her. It turned out that Precious was Angel's fake alibi in a murder trial and fearing that she might skip town or be harmed before she could testify, he arranged for Precious to move in with the Trueman's and instructed Paul not to let her out of his sight.

Initially Paul was unaware of the fact that Precious was Angel's wife, and so when she made her amorous intentions towards him clear, he had no qualms whatsoever about sharing a bed with her. When she finally told him the truth, he was horrified, and petrified of what Angel would do should he discover what had occurred between them. Precious reassured him that their marriage was a sham and promised not to divulge the affair. However later that night, whilst Paul went to get a take-away for a cosy night in together, Precious packed her bags and left. Paul was frantic, particularly when Angel showed up looking for her. Paul fed Angel a story and he along with his brother, Anthony, went in search of Precious, leaving Angel home alone with their father, Patrick. Paul eventually tracked Precious to her mother's hair salon, and desperately tried to persuade her to return, but she refused and sped off in a taxi. Paul returned home to discover his father bound and gagged by Angel, who was also holding Anthony's girlfriend, Zoe, hostage. Angel attacked Paul, just as Precious walked in the door. She had changed her mind about returning because she loved Paul.

A few days later some shady characters were seen placing a bomb underneath Precious' car - timed to go off half an hour before she was due to be at the solicitor with Angel. However Precious had put her car into the local mechanics for a service and when it exploded only Garry Hobbs was hurt but the injuries where fortunately not serious. Precious was furious that her life was under threat and she told Angel she would lie for him in the trial but only if he gave her a divorce. Soon after Precious was kidnapped by the father of the man Angel murdered. He convinced Precious that the only way to get rid of Angel was to get him locked up. Precious realised that Angel would never divorce her and would rather see her dead, so she decided to tell the truth in the trial the following day, but to her horror Angel was found not guilty anyway.

Paul and Precious then decided to flee Walford for Spain. However an altercation in The Queen Vic between the Truemans and the Slaters stalled their departure and after Paul got into a fight with Garry Hobbs he was carted away by the police. Meanwhile, Precious, who was waiting for Paul was caught by Angel.

Precious told Angel she was in love with Paul and wanted a divorce. Surprisingly Angel wasn't bothered and he told Precious that he didn't care enough about her betrayal to kill her and that she could have her divorce. Paul was a different matter however. He promised that if he ever found out that she and Paul were together, he would kill him. In order to protect Paul, Precious was forced to lie. She told him she wasn't in love with him and said she was just using him as an escape from Angel. After which she left Walford, leaving Paul with a broken heart. Her last appearance was July 2002.