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1st July 2011: Stella Price's strange behaviour around Leanne Barlow came to a head at Leanne's 30th birthday party at the Rovers, where Eva Price noticed Stella being oddly emotional about the event, and having a private discussion with Peter Barlow for no obvious reason. When Eva confronted Stella in Leanne's presence, Stella was left with no alternative but to tell Leanne the truth: that she was Leanne's biological mother who had abandoned her as a baby, and that she'd become landlady of the Rovers because of Leanne living locally. For Leanne, who already had a mother figure in Janice Battersby, this revelation threw up more questions than it answered, and the most important question - whether she needed or wanted Stella in her life - would take some time to answer. The revelation also had repercussions for Stella and daughter Eva's relationship, for Eva was no longer the golden only child.

• For more information see Episode 7636 (1st July 2011).

Nina Lucas

Nina Lucas is the niece of cafe proprietor Roy Cropper, taken in by her uncle after her sickly father Richard Lucas passed away in 2019. A kind-hearted but complex young woman, Nina is rarely seen without her Goth attire and make-up, which she considers a part of her identity. In 2021, she and her boyfriend Seb Franklin were brutally attacked by Corey Brent and his gang, an attack which cost Seb his life. As the pair had been targeted due to Nina's appearance, Nina had a crisis of self, ditching the Goth clobber for a while. She overcame this in time to testify against Corey on a murder charge, but it wasn't enough to convict and Kelly Neelan was sent down for the crime instead. The conviction was quashed several weeks later when new evidence was found proving that Corey was the attacker.

...that Anthony Schaeffer holds the current record of most roles in the programme with fifteen credited to date?
...that the first episode of the programme ever transmitted that did not feature any of the original cast members from 1960 was Episode 1428 (23rd September 1974)?
...that Stanley Wood, who wrote Episode 1237 (22nd November 1972), was the father of comedian Victoria Wood?
...that in Episode 1183 (17th May 1972), the character of Rita Bates gave her maiden name as "Foster" and not the later-established "Littlewood"?
...that although the character of Armistead Caldwell had died in 1935, his voice was heard in Episode 1256 (29th January 1973)?
...that the first ever repeat of an episode of Coronation Street was on Friday 10th February 1961 when strike action prevented the transmission of that night's edition and Episode 1 was shown in its place?