 Valerie later decides to sue Al Haskey (Ian Midlane) for malpractice, but the new practice manager Anthony Harker (Adam Astill) persuades her not to.During her cancer battle, she grows close to Ayesha and security guard Barry Biglow (David Perks).She agrees to marry him, thinking that she has not got much time to live, but on their wedding day, she learns that she is in remission, and she jilts Barry at the altar.