Shimon Peres branching out into other commodities; his mother was a librarian. Peres had a younger brother, Gershon. He was related the American film star Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske), and they were described as first cousins, but Peres said, "In 1952 or 1953, I came to New York... Lauren Bacall called me, said that she wanted to meet, and we did. We sat and talked about where our families came from, and discovered that we were from the same family... but I'm not exactly sure what our relation is... It was she who later said that she was my cousin;
Betty Eagleton 1954. After 39 years of marriage, Wally died in 1993 and Betty returned to Beckindale after living in Filey. When Betty arrived in 1994, she soon became known as one of the village gossips. She came into town looking for her old flame Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). Betty then soon settled in and host a 1940s theme night in The Woolpack Pub at Christmas 1994. Betty then stood up for what she believed in, and even tried to call off Zoe Tate's (Leah Bracknell) lesbian wedding in 1996. In 2000, her ex-boyfriend Reggie arrived in the village. It was transpired