Wayne Ladlow made his first appearance 1 January 2014. He is portrayed by Malachi Kirby.
Storylines[]
Wayne was Nancy Carter's fiancé and first appears at his wedding to Nancy. Her parents Mick and Linda Carter arrive, and Mick dislikes the fact that Nancy is marrying Wayne so much that he picks her up and carries her out. Nancy's brother Johnny Carter locks the remaining guests inside the community centre where the wedding is taking place. Wayne soon arrives in Walford where he and Nancy resume their relationship in secret.
Wayne stays in the local bed and breakfast, and flirts heavily with some of Walford's other women, including Denise Fox. Mick hires Wayne to fix a damp problem in The Queen Victoria pub, but while he is doing the job Nancy discovers he has been showing private pictures of her to other boys in the pub, leading to her humiliating Wayne by showing everyone similar pictures of him. An angry Wayne then leaves Walford.