A prostitute at Lillian's brothel, Kelly is the sister of Kev Ball. She's now married to Shane Maguire, and is one tough cookie.
Her vitriolic relationship with her sister-in-law Veronica shows Kelly's spiky side off a treat, though relations have calmed down as time's gone on.
Arguing with Mimi over who was to look after Shane following his stroke, helping Paddy out with his heroin addiction and caring for a kindly customer through illness, all prove that Kelly does have a softer side. There's more to this bird than meets the eye.
Her blossoming relationship with the unlikely Marty is touching, as she grows fond of this slightly misunderstood but good-hearted guy. Fondness turns to complication when she leaves Shane for Marty and falls pregnant, without knowing who the father is.
She goes on to lose the baby, and her chequered past combined with the drudgery of life on the estate manifest in self-destruction that threatens her friendships, her relationship with Marty and her safety, for good.
Will she sort herself out before its too late?
