Ned Ashton, who has since changed his name to Quartermaine, was going by yet another name when he met music manager Lois Cerullo. Bored with his life in the corporate world he was born into, Ned wanted to put his love of music to work for him, so he took on the name Eddie Maine and started performing on the sly in local clubs (via Soaps In Depth). By day, he lived as clean-cut Ned Ashton and romanced Katherine Bell (Mary Beth Evans). By night, he donned leather pants and a leather jacket and romanced Lois Cerullo, who wanted to make him famous. After Katherine blackmailed him, he ended up marrying them both, with Lois not knowing her new husband’s true identity.
However, when she moved to Port Charles to be near Ned, both Lois and Katherine learned the truth. Lois learned that her beloved Eddie’s real name was Ned and Katherine learned her new husband was married to someone else and didn’t really love her. In fact, Lois insisted on making quite a scene when she revealed to Ned she knew who he was. At a birthday party he threw for Katherine, Lois jumped out of the cake and announced she was also Ned’s wife (via Soaps In Depth).
