Yvonne Karib is a fictional character in the Channel 4 drama Shameless, in which she is played by Kelli Hollis. The character's husband is Kash Karib, with whom she has two children. Her son is Chesney Karib, and her daughter is Meena Karib.
Yvonne owns and runs the local shop featured in the series, and employs Ian Gallagher, who was previously the gay lover of her husband Kash. She is a hard-nosed businesswoman who is not averse to breaking t...
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Yvonne Karib is a fictional character in the Channel 4 drama Shameless, in which she is played by Kelli Hollis. The character's husband is Kash Karib, with whom she has two children. Her son is Chesney Karib, and her daughter is Meena Karib.
Yvonne owns and runs the local shop featured in the series, and employs Ian Gallagher, who was previously the gay lover of her husband Kash. She is a hard-nosed businesswoman who is not averse to breaking the law to make a bit of extra profit.
Yvonne converted to Islam to marry Kash, and is far more devout than her husband. Although white, she always wears India dress and was originally never seen without a hijab, although she no longer wears one.
It is implied that Yvonne came from a racist family, due to her refusal to go home to them after being made homeless in the last episode of series 4. During this episode, Yvonne moved into the house between the Gallaghers and the Maguires after arranging to rent it from Fiona and Steve.
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