Wayne was a drug dealer who turned up at the Loveday family's flat in July 2015, claiming to have information on the missing Lisa Loveday. Wayne claimed to be an employee at a drop-in centre and dropped "Lisa" (who was really Sonia Albright with Lisa's identity) off at a block of flats. The group found Lisa but she refused to return home, so Wayne rejected the £6,000 reward money and left. He later met with Sonia and told her that he planned to return her again the next day and accept the reward money. After returning Sonia, he accepted the money but Zack Loveday discovered Wayne's plan to take the money and "Lisa" and flee to Ibiza. However, he was mugged by Robbie Roscoe who stole the £6,000.
Wayne later returned in September 2015, demanding that the £2,000 Sonia owed him. He offered to pimp her when she told him that she did not have the money, but agreed to her request for more time. Wayne poisoned Zack Loveday's burger as a warning, with Sonia managing to stop him from eating it at the very last minute. He later took Sonia's sister Jade hostage and broke Zack's ankle when he attempted to rescue Sonia. Zack's father Louis found Nate and attacked him, ordering Wayne to disappear.
In March 2016, Wayne hired Joanne Cardsley as his solicitor after falsely being arrested for attempted murder. Joanne created evidence to blackmail Wayne into keeping quiet about Sonia and Lisa, threatening to have him imprisoned. Wayne agreed to Joanne's terms and left Sonia alone.