How old are the Gallaghers in each season?

How Old The Gallagher Kids Are At The Beginning & End of Shameless. In Shameless season 1, Fiona is 21, Lip is 16, Ian is 15, Debbie is 11, Carl is nine, and Liam is around 18 months old.
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How old are the Gallaghers in season 11?

Putting these details together, it appears that around nine years pass between the start of Shameless season 1 and the end of season 11. By the time of the series finale, Fiona is 30, Lip is 25, Ian is 24, Debbie is 20, Carl is 18, and Liam is 11 years old.
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How old is Debbie in Season 5 of Shameless?

It is revealed in Series 5 that Debbie has been in a secret relationship with police officer Tom O'Leary, despite the fact that she is only 15 years old.
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What age is Ian Gallagher in Season 1?

Ian Gallagher is the third oldest Gallagher sibling and is aged 15 at the beginning of the first series in 2004. He is the son of Monica Gallagher (Annabelle Apsion) and Gary Bennett, revealed when his blood group was found to be incompatible with the rest of his siblings'.
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What age is Debbie Gallagher in Season 4?

But now, in the Showtime series' fourth (and darkest) season, we see her as a 13-year-old brat who refuses to listen to Fiona and instead takes the advice of mean girls.
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Shameless: Character Transformations From The First To Last Episode



How old are the Gallaghers in season 2?

By the time of the series finale, Fiona is 30, Lip is 25, Ian is 24, Debbie is 20, Carl is 18, and Liam is 11. It should be noted that all of these ages aren't approximate, and could vary by a year or so.
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How old is Karen in Shameless season1?

Season 1: Frank Sleeps With Karen

In season one, Frank made the choice to sleep with his girlfriend's daughter, Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins), who also happened to be dating his son Lip at the time. Frank was hopped up on pain pills, so that was his excuse — but she was the 16-year-old daughter of his girlfriend.
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How old is Monica Gallagher?

Death. Dame Monica Gallagher died on 18 September 2013, aged 90. She is survived by her children and extended family.
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Are Carl and Debbie twins?

On first viewing Carl, played by 13-year-old Ethan Cutkosky, is nothing more than a kid in desperate need of parental supervision. For the majority of his, along with his sister Debbie and younger brother Liam, life he has been raised by their older siblings Fiona, Lip, and Ian.
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How old was Carl When Shameless started?

Shameless is now in its 11th season, so Carl is 19 years old but was only nine years old when the show began. Ethan Cutkosky (who portrays Carl) was born on Aug. 19, 1999, in St. Charles, Illinois.
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Why did Ian leave Shameless in season 4?

To hear the actor tell it, the decision was a mix of wanting to spread his wings creatively and “business,” meaning his contract was up and he likely earned a pay bump to return to Showtime's highest-rated scripted original at a time when it was losing its leading lady, Emmy Rossum.
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Does Carl have a kid in Shameless season 11?

In Season 11, when his partner asked Carl if he had any kids, Carl simply replied that he was 19. This indicates he's ignoring the illegitimate children, he already has.
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How old was Debbie when she got pregnant?

Toward the end of a recent episode of Showtime's Shameless, the ongoing saga of the perpetually down-and-out Gallagher family, Debbie Gallagher, 15, gave birth on the kitchen table of their family home.
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Did they change Carl in Shameless?

Christian Isaiah took over the role for season nine in 2018. Ethan Cutkosky, whose other credits include Law & Order: SVU, played troubled youth-turned-cop Carl Gallagher on Shameless for all 11 seasons of Shameless.
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Will Fiona come back in season 11?

No, Fiona does not return for the final season of Shameless. Fiona Gallagher, the eldest sister and guardian of the family, departed the show during the season 9 finale.
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Is Carl Fiona's son?

'Shameless': Is Fiona actually Carl's mom? Fiona is not Carl Gallagher's mother, although she did raise them for most of the series. When Shameless Season 1 began in 2011, Carl was nine years old, and Fiona was 21. So, the eldest Gallagher child was 12 years old when her sibling was born.
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How is Liam black?

It turned out that Liam was fully Frank and Monica's biological kid and that he was Black because Nana Gallagher had had an affair with a Black saxophone player. All of the Gallaghers are part Black - except Carl. Carl took a blood test when he was joining the army because he thought he had African American ancestors.
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Who is the father of Fiona Gallagher's baby?

Craig made a move and they had a one-night stand, but he was initially thrown off by Fiona's emotional indifference the next morning, as she was still heartbroken over Steve. Later, Fiona discovered that she was pregnant with Craig's baby.
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What killed Monica Shameless?

Monica died in the season seven finale of Shameless, with fans initially believing it had been as a result of an overdose. She failed to regain consciousness while in hospital, and it was discovered she had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage.
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How old is Carl in Shameless UK?

Notes. Carl would have been about twenty-three years old as of Series 11.
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Is Monica Gallagher bipolar?

During Hurricane Monica, it is revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder but does not take her medication. Her recent bad decisions and discontinuation of taking her medications lead to her attempting suicide but the family managed to get her to hospital in time to save her.
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Why was Karen written off Shameless?

Zach McGowan (Jody Silverman)

Given the decision to take Karen off the show, it made sense that Jody Silverman would also leave with his wife in her time of need, thus keeping Zach McGowan off the show.
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Is Karen pregnant with lips baby?

In Just Like the Pilgrims Intended, Karen gives birth to her child. Sheila, Jody, Lip, and the rest of the Gallaghers congregate in the hospital room to see the baby; However, the baby has Down Syndrome and is of Asian-American descent, revealing that Lip was never the father.
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Does Debbie lose her toes?

Without a legitimate job, Debbie is unable to obtain affordable medical care and decides to amputate her toes rather than undergo expensive surgery that would keep her out of work for months.
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Does Fiona come back season 12?

No, Fiona does not appear in the final season of Shameless. Fiona Gallagher, the eldest sister and guardian of the family, departed the show during the season 9 finale.
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