Alan Simon (East Enders) - Hazel Hobbs

Hazel Hobbs was played by Kika Mirylees. She left Walford on 4 February 2008, but returned 21 April, when she was seen reading about Heather and Minty in the magazine they were taking part in. She made her final appearance on 24 April 2008.

Hazel is the mother of Garry Hobbs, and first appeared in April 2007, when Garry attended her wedding. She then decided she didn't want to marry her fiancé, Gerald, because he had too much nasal hair, describing it as "like tusks". She and Garry rushed back to Gerald's house to collect her belongings, but Gerald arrived at the house before they left, and hit Garry, thinking he was Hazel's toyboy.

Hazel then went to stay with Garry in Walford, falling for his best friend Minty Peterson, before Garry hit Minty and Hazel left Walford.

In August 2007, it was revealed that Hazel and Minty had started a relationship behind Garry's back. They took a romantic weekend in Brighton but did not know that Garry was also there with Dawn Swann. Garry found out they were seeing each other and was outraged. Back in Walford, Minty found the engagement ring that Garry had used to propose to Dawn (she said no) and bent down to pick it up off the floor. He was on one knee, holding the ring, when Hazel came in the room. She assumed that Minty was planning to propose to her and immediately said "Yes, I do". They have since been planning the wedding, and she got a job as a receptionist at Booty.

On 18 October 2007, Hazel was left devastated when Minty took what was thought to be a heart attack whilst trying to lose weight for their wedding. However, after he was checked out at the hospital it turned out that he had only pulled a muscle in his arm, which left her relieved. She then befriended Heather Trott, who is infatuated with her son Garry, and has been trying to put her off him. On 25 October, Hazel then asked an elated Heather to be her bridesmaid at her upcoming wedding to Minty, to which she accepted.

On 28 January 2008, Shirley Carter went to the salon to berate Hazel because she replaced Heather as her bridesmaid with Dawn Swann so that she could increase her chances of winning the contest with a glamorous bridesmaid. During the row, Hazel fainted but Shirley caught her. She later told Minty that she was pregnant. He bought lots of things for the baby but Hazel tearfully revealed on 1 February 2008 that it was the menopause, and she could never have a baby.

Hazel left the square on 4 February 2008, after experiencing her menopause and realising that she would be restricting Minty's future desires to have a family if she stayed with him. She returned on 22 April 2008 and proposed to Minty on his wedding morning to Heather. Hazel told him that they'd get married and set for a life on the cruise ships but he said no. He then ran after Heather and proposed to her for real. Hazel watched as the wedding went ahead without her and said goodbye to Garry and left.

Hazel was last mentioned a year later on 9 February 2009 when Minty heard that Garry was going to join her to work for the cruise liner however Garry thought he should propose to Dawn again. However when that was unsuccessful for the second time, Garry was presumed dead a week later; when his car was discovered at a popular suicide spot, Dawn and Minty decided to send Garry's personal belongings to Hazel. Minty last heard that her cruise ship was heading for Monaco.