Steve McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap
opera, Coronation Street, played by Simon Gregson. The character first
appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He
arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by producer Mervyn
Watson along with his twin brother Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and
parents Liz (Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson). For
the first year on the Street, the character was credited by the
actor's real surname Gregory, before changing to Gregson from early
1991 onwards. Steve is Coronation Street's most married character,
having been married seven times to five women. In September 2015,
Gregson announced a break due to personal reasons, and Steve was
off-screen from November 2015 to 22 April 2016.Steve's storylines
include his many failed relationships: with Vicky Arden (Chloe
Newsome), Fiona Middleton (Angela Griffin), Karen Phillips (Suranne
Jones), Ronnie Clayton (Emma Stansfield), Becky Granger (Katherine
Kelly), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and
Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), as well as Tracy giving birth to his
daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) and depression. He also has a son,
Oliver, with Leanne, whom he impregnated whilst his wife Michelle was
pregnant with Ruairi. However, Ruairi was stillborn. In 2019, Steve
and Tracy struggled to cope when their 14-year-old daughter, Amy, fell
pregnant by gang member Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett). Steve later
discovered that hairdresser Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) is
actually his biological daughter following his relationship with
Fiona, 20 years prior to Emma's arrival in Weatherfield.Steve arrived
in Coronation Street, in December 1989, at the age of 15, with twin
brother, Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and parents, Jim (Charles Lawson)
and Liz (Beverley Callard). From the start, the lads were high-energy
tearaways initially causing aggravation for Alf Roberts (Bryan
Mosley). Steve and Andy got up to a lot of mischief, including a
joyride in an industrial earth mover, breaking Alf's shop window. The
lads were brought up mainly by their mother because their father Jim
was in the army and away more than he was home. When he was home, the
hot tempered Jim, whose tirades were often fuelled by whiskey and
beer, had the boys fearing and resenting him. Steve grew up with
little respect for his father but a great deal for his mother. It did
not stop him from getting into scrapes, no matter how much it worried
his mother. Schoolboy pranks turned into illegal activities when Steve
was sure he could pull off a scam or two only to find out that the
long arm of the law was only a few steps away. Steve was caught
selling stolen car radios, and falling into a bad lot which got his
brother, Andy, beaten up. Steve ran away with a teenage love to the
Lake District and had to be retrieved and defended against Jim by his
mother. The McDonalds did not have a lot of money and this seemed to
fuel Steve's ambitions, always looking for a way to make money. Steve
started working with Jim in a building business but Jim was drinking a
lot and during an argument and scuffle on scaffolding, Jim fell into a
skip and was paralysed for a time. After Jim's recovery, things
started to improve between father and son. They seemed to come to an
acceptance of each other. In 2000, he had dealings with local gangster
Jez Quigley (Lee Boardman). After learning that Jez killed Tony
Horrocks (Lee Warburton) and Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss), Steve
decides to testify against him in court. After Jez is found not
guilty, he soon plans revenge. He lures Steve into a car park where he
is savagely beaten by several of Jez's henchmen. After been found by
Jim and taken to hospital, Jim takes revenge by beating Jez. Jez later
dies from his injuries after making another attempt on killing Steve.
Jim is sentenced to eight year for manslaughter, after this Steve
mended his ways.
opera, Coronation Street, played by Simon Gregson. The character first
appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He
arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by producer Mervyn
Watson along with his twin brother Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and
parents Liz (Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson). For
the first year on the Street, the character was credited by the
actor's real surname Gregory, before changing to Gregson from early
1991 onwards. Steve is Coronation Street's most married character,
having been married seven times to five women. In September 2015,
Gregson announced a break due to personal reasons, and Steve was
off-screen from November 2015 to 22 April 2016.Steve's storylines
include his many failed relationships: with Vicky Arden (Chloe
Newsome), Fiona Middleton (Angela Griffin), Karen Phillips (Suranne
Jones), Ronnie Clayton (Emma Stansfield), Becky Granger (Katherine
Kelly), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and
Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), as well as Tracy giving birth to his
daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) and depression. He also has a son,
Oliver, with Leanne, whom he impregnated whilst his wife Michelle was
pregnant with Ruairi. However, Ruairi was stillborn. In 2019, Steve
and Tracy struggled to cope when their 14-year-old daughter, Amy, fell
pregnant by gang member Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett). Steve later
discovered that hairdresser Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) is
actually his biological daughter following his relationship with
Fiona, 20 years prior to Emma's arrival in Weatherfield.Steve arrived
in Coronation Street, in December 1989, at the age of 15, with twin
brother, Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and parents, Jim (Charles Lawson)
and Liz (Beverley Callard). From the start, the lads were high-energy
tearaways initially causing aggravation for Alf Roberts (Bryan
Mosley). Steve and Andy got up to a lot of mischief, including a
joyride in an industrial earth mover, breaking Alf's shop window. The
lads were brought up mainly by their mother because their father Jim
was in the army and away more than he was home. When he was home, the
hot tempered Jim, whose tirades were often fuelled by whiskey and
beer, had the boys fearing and resenting him. Steve grew up with
little respect for his father but a great deal for his mother. It did
not stop him from getting into scrapes, no matter how much it worried
his mother. Schoolboy pranks turned into illegal activities when Steve
was sure he could pull off a scam or two only to find out that the
long arm of the law was only a few steps away. Steve was caught
selling stolen car radios, and falling into a bad lot which got his
brother, Andy, beaten up. Steve ran away with a teenage love to the
Lake District and had to be retrieved and defended against Jim by his
mother. The McDonalds did not have a lot of money and this seemed to
fuel Steve's ambitions, always looking for a way to make money. Steve
started working with Jim in a building business but Jim was drinking a
lot and during an argument and scuffle on scaffolding, Jim fell into a
skip and was paralysed for a time. After Jim's recovery, things
started to improve between father and son. They seemed to come to an
acceptance of each other. In 2000, he had dealings with local gangster
Jez Quigley (Lee Boardman). After learning that Jez killed Tony
Horrocks (Lee Warburton) and Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss), Steve
decides to testify against him in court. After Jez is found not
guilty, he soon plans revenge. He lures Steve into a car park where he
is savagely beaten by several of Jez's henchmen. After been found by
Jim and taken to hospital, Jim takes revenge by beating Jez. Jez later
dies from his injuries after making another attempt on killing Steve.
Jim is sentenced to eight year for manslaughter, after this Steve
mended his ways.
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