Fiona "Fiz" Stape (also Brown) is a fictional character from the
British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by Jennie
McAlpine, the character first appeared on screen on 20 April 2001.
Initially appearing for five episodes, McAlpine's contract was soon
extended and Fiz became a regular character. In May 2014, it was
announced that McAlpine was expecting her first child and Fiz
temporarily departed on 14 November 2014, returning on 19 June 2015.
In November 2017, McAlpine took a break from filming to take part in
the 17th series of the ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out
of Here! and her exit aired on 18 December 2017, she returned on 2
March 2018. In April 2018, McAlpine announced that she is expecting
her second child; she took maternity leave from the show on 5 December
2018 and returned on 30 August 2019.Fiz initially appeared as a
troubled teenager briefly fostered by Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley
Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh) at the age of 16. She later started
working at the Underworld factory. Fiz was involved in a murder
storyline in which her husband John Stape (Graeme Hawley), committed
three murders and had Fiz help him bury the bodies. She had to
implicate other people in order to cover for John. She gave birth to
her daughter Hope prematurely, in the live 50th anniversary episode
with McAlpine becoming the first actress to act out a birth live on a
soap opera.Fiz's first appearance was as a troubled sixteen-year-old
fostered by Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley Cropper (Julie
Hesmondhalgh). Her boisterous attitude clashes with the pair and Roy
gets angry with her when she starts a small fire in the flat while
cooking chips. Fiz claims Roy hit her; the claim is quickly dismissed
and Fiz is sent to another foster family. Fiz reappears a few months
later, having dropped out of school, and gets a job as a machinist at
Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) factory. She is initially dismissive of
Roy and Hayley, but when Hayley is held on remand for kidnapping Wayne
Hayes (Gary Damer), a boy the Croppers were trying to save from his
abusive stepfather, she changes her mind, recognising the Croppers are
the only parental figures who truly cared for her, and takes it upon
herself to look after Roy in Hayley's absence.
British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by Jennie
McAlpine, the character first appeared on screen on 20 April 2001.
Initially appearing for five episodes, McAlpine's contract was soon
extended and Fiz became a regular character. In May 2014, it was
announced that McAlpine was expecting her first child and Fiz
temporarily departed on 14 November 2014, returning on 19 June 2015.
In November 2017, McAlpine took a break from filming to take part in
the 17th series of the ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out
of Here! and her exit aired on 18 December 2017, she returned on 2
March 2018. In April 2018, McAlpine announced that she is expecting
her second child; she took maternity leave from the show on 5 December
2018 and returned on 30 August 2019.Fiz initially appeared as a
troubled teenager briefly fostered by Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley
Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh) at the age of 16. She later started
working at the Underworld factory. Fiz was involved in a murder
storyline in which her husband John Stape (Graeme Hawley), committed
three murders and had Fiz help him bury the bodies. She had to
implicate other people in order to cover for John. She gave birth to
her daughter Hope prematurely, in the live 50th anniversary episode
with McAlpine becoming the first actress to act out a birth live on a
soap opera.Fiz's first appearance was as a troubled sixteen-year-old
fostered by Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley Cropper (Julie
Hesmondhalgh). Her boisterous attitude clashes with the pair and Roy
gets angry with her when she starts a small fire in the flat while
cooking chips. Fiz claims Roy hit her; the claim is quickly dismissed
and Fiz is sent to another foster family. Fiz reappears a few months
later, having dropped out of school, and gets a job as a machinist at
Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) factory. She is initially dismissive of
Roy and Hayley, but when Hayley is held on remand for kidnapping Wayne
Hayes (Gary Damer), a boy the Croppers were trying to save from his
abusive stepfather, she changes her mind, recognising the Croppers are
the only parental figures who truly cared for her, and takes it upon
herself to look after Roy in Hayley's absence.
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