Leanne Battersby (also Tilsley and Barlow) is a fictional character
from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Jane
Danson. It was announced in February 1997 that a "family from hell"
would be introduced to Coronation Street. This included Les (Bruce
Jones) and Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle), Les's daughter Leanne
and Janice's daughter Toyah (Georgia Taylor). Leanne made her first
appearance on 4 July 1997. Danson left the series on 23 August 2000
and returned on 7 June 2004. Danson later took maternity leave in 2006
and returned in early 2007. Danson took another maternity break in
2009 and returned in the same year. On 27 September 2017, Danson took
an extended break from the show and returned three months later on 15
December 2017.Leanne's storylines include numerous affairs,
prostitution, drug abuse, insurance fraud, discovering her biological
mother was Stella Price (Michelle Collins), a miscarriage, an abortion
and a custody battle for Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) son, Simon
(Alex Bain). Leanne has had numerous relationships within the show.
She married Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt/Ben Price) in 1998, but they
divorced a year later. She later married Peter in the show's live 50th
anniversary episode, but later split from him, after his affair with
Carla Connor (Alison King) was exposed. After a volatile
reconciliation, she and Nick married for the second time in January
2013, but in late January 2014, Nick decided it was best for them to
be apart, as he was suffering from long-term brain damage. After a
one-night stand, Leanne becomes pregnant with Steve McDonald's (Simon
Gregson) baby and gives birth to a son, Oliver Battersby.Leanne moves
to Coronation Street with her father Les, stepmother Janice and
stepsister Toyah in July 1997. She starts dating Nick Tilsley (Adam
Rickitt), despite his mother, Gail Platt's (Helen Worth) disapproval.
Nick proposes and he and Leanne go to Scotland to get married. In an
effort to become more responsible, Leanne quits her hairdressing
course and starts work with Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) in the Kabin.
Nick, however, continues at college and they move into No. 4 with
Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold), his girlfriend, Zoe Tattersall (Joanne
Froggatt), and Zoe's daughter, Shannon. Nick and Leanne's relationship
becomes strained when Leanne gets pregnant. Insisting they are not
ready for a baby, Nick persuades Leanne to have an abortion and tell
people that she miscarried. Leanne reluctantly agrees and the
relationship begins to deteriorate.
from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Jane
Danson. It was announced in February 1997 that a "family from hell"
would be introduced to Coronation Street. This included Les (Bruce
Jones) and Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle), Les's daughter Leanne
and Janice's daughter Toyah (Georgia Taylor). Leanne made her first
appearance on 4 July 1997. Danson left the series on 23 August 2000
and returned on 7 June 2004. Danson later took maternity leave in 2006
and returned in early 2007. Danson took another maternity break in
2009 and returned in the same year. On 27 September 2017, Danson took
an extended break from the show and returned three months later on 15
December 2017.Leanne's storylines include numerous affairs,
prostitution, drug abuse, insurance fraud, discovering her biological
mother was Stella Price (Michelle Collins), a miscarriage, an abortion
and a custody battle for Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) son, Simon
(Alex Bain). Leanne has had numerous relationships within the show.
She married Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt/Ben Price) in 1998, but they
divorced a year later. She later married Peter in the show's live 50th
anniversary episode, but later split from him, after his affair with
Carla Connor (Alison King) was exposed. After a volatile
reconciliation, she and Nick married for the second time in January
2013, but in late January 2014, Nick decided it was best for them to
be apart, as he was suffering from long-term brain damage. After a
one-night stand, Leanne becomes pregnant with Steve McDonald's (Simon
Gregson) baby and gives birth to a son, Oliver Battersby.Leanne moves
to Coronation Street with her father Les, stepmother Janice and
stepsister Toyah in July 1997. She starts dating Nick Tilsley (Adam
Rickitt), despite his mother, Gail Platt's (Helen Worth) disapproval.
Nick proposes and he and Leanne go to Scotland to get married. In an
effort to become more responsible, Leanne quits her hairdressing
course and starts work with Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) in the Kabin.
Nick, however, continues at college and they move into No. 4 with
Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold), his girlfriend, Zoe Tattersall (Joanne
Froggatt), and Zoe's daughter, Shannon. Nick and Leanne's relationship
becomes strained when Leanne gets pregnant. Insisting they are not
ready for a baby, Nick persuades Leanne to have an abortion and tell
people that she miscarried. Leanne reluctantly agrees and the
relationship begins to deteriorate.
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