Ellie Grant

Ellie Grant is fictional character on the soap opera Life of Today, portrayed by Stefanie Scott. Created by show creator Rae'Kwon Youmans and introduced by Tyrese and DeAria Phoenix on September 19, 2012 as a potential love interest for Dean Maxwell. Scott and viewers describes the character as an "A-type personality" with "confidence". She is reveal to be the cousin of Katlyn and Kandace Thomas.

Casting
LOT put up an casting call for the character of "Ellie". When Stefanie Scott audition, the producers hesitated to let her rejoined the soap again, but they did. Scott dyed her hair so she couldn't look familiar to her former character Mara Miller. Scott debuted as Ellie Grant September 19, 2012 on a contract basis.

Storylines
Ellie appeared to become the new excutive assistant at Mitchell Publications for the new CEO Madeline Mitchell and earns the job. She is eventually reveal to be the cousin of Katlyn Thomas and Kandace Thomas. Ellie meets Dean Maxwell when planning the conference for MP. Ellie develops a crush on him and they become close friends. Her best friend, Spencer Miller comes to town to help with the new MP launch. Ellie goes on a date with Travis Winters, but her best friend Spencer has a crush on him, and Dean becomes jealous.

Dean and Ellie finally start dating after they make love on Valentine's Day. When Dean and Ellie goes on a trip to New York, and Luke Fields follows them. Before they have a chance to make love, Luke drugs them and rapes Ellie and videotapes it. Ellie remembers the rape and tells Dean, this angers him and goes after him. However, Dean founds Luke's body dead and is framed for the murder. It is eventually reveal that Carly killed Luke when he tried to raped her.

Ellie is shock to see her ex-boyfriend Kevin Garcia comes to town to win her back. Brandon kisses her and Dean sees it so they deciced to break up until she clears her unresolved feelings for him. When Dean and Ellie reconcile, Olivia then annouces to them she is pregnant with his baby. However it turns out be false, when its reveal the father of her baby is Brandon.

Dean learns that Ellie is trying to become pregnant by going to the sperm bank. When he confronts her she tells him she is already pregnant with his child. During her pregnancy, Ellie recieves post-tramatic stress and it causes and early delivery on April 25, 2014. Dean and Ellie decides to wed and they marry on June 2, 2014.