Veronica “V” Fisher (played by Shanola Hampton) is the Gallaghers’ neighbor and Fiona Gallagher’s best friend on Showtime’s Shameless.
At the beginning of the show, she is married (sort of) to Kevin, and they seem to be a rock-solid couple. She is working at a nursing home, and her quick wit and sympathy are always there for Fiona.
She and Kevin want to start a family and end up having twins. She has a hard time adapting to motherhood, and she and Kevin split up, although they do eventually reconcile. The couple also befriends, and owns the bar “The Alibi”, with Svetlana. In order to keep Svetlana from being deported, V marries her. Over time the two actually fall in love, and Kevin, V, and Svetlana all end up in a relationship together. They combine their families and raise their children together as well. When Kevin begins to feel jealous of V and Svetlana’s relationship, the three all go to counseling together to work out their differences.
They eventually attempt to adopt each other’s children, but in the process, they find out that Svetlana had tricked them into signing over The Alibi. Kevin and V break off the relationship with Svetlana and attempt to get her deported in order to regain ownership of their bar. They eventually regain ownership of the bar. Kevin proposes to V, and the two get legally married, sell the bar, and move to Louisville, Kentucky.