In August 2003, after a one-night stand with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) falls pregnant.

However, Tracy drugs the much older Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and pretends that she has had sex with him, leading him to believe he is the father.

Steve's wife, Karen McDonald (Suranne Jones), resents Amy's presence, even causing a fight at her christening.

As a toddler, Amy is almost knocked down by Harry Mason (Jack Ellis) while she is meant to be looked after by Darryl Morton (Jonathan Dixon).

Tracy is freed and visits Amy, who tells her about Steve and Becky buying Max Turner (Harry McDermott).

In December 2011, Amy acts in the local nativity play and she asks to visit Becky, following a fire at her flat on Christmas Day 2011.

When Steve cuts the electricity, Tracy asks her parents Ken (William Roache) and Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) to look after Amy.

It later transpires that Amy's adoptive cousin Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) stole it along with Aadi Alahan's (Zennon Ditchett) game console.

Tracy and Amy are left homeless when Steve decides to sell number 13, but they eventually move in with Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) and Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden).

However, they are kicked out again when Tracy ruins Norris' shoes unaware that they were actually Emily's late husband Ernest Bishop's (Stephen Hancock).

However, when Stella Price (Michelle Collins) puts The Rovers up for sale, Steve buys it back from her and Ryan goes to live in Ibiza.

This starts when Amy taunts Simon when his father, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), is sent to prison for the murder of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan).

The Barlows begin searching for the dog and a couple of days later, Ken spots Sophie and Maddie taking her for a walk.

In May 2015, Amy, along with Carla Connor (Alison King), becomes trapped in a fire in the Victoria Court flats after it was accidentally started by Tracy.

Luckily, the fire brigade arrive and manage to get Leanne and Amy out of the flat, but an explosion happens, killing Kal.

In November 2015, Simon moves in with the Barlows because he has been physically abusing his adoptive mother, Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson).

Amy tells Ken and Tracy, who contact Leanne, who is encouraged by her half-sister Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) to admit Simon has been hurting her.

), the police believe that he was pushed and the family are all suspects and Amy secretly has been in contact with Ken's grandson, Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson), who was supposedly in Canada.

In May 2017, Tracy confides in Rob, who escapes from prison whilst being transferred, about her fears that Amy was responsible for Ken's attack.

In September 2017, Amy and Asha put blue paint on the window wipers of Roy's car, angering Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill) and Brian Packham (Peter Gunn), who make Amy and Asha put on a Boney M tribute act for their punishment.

Wanting to be friends with Amy and Asha, Summer uses shaving foam to draw an inappropriate image on a teacher's car, but is caught, which results in Billy and Todd being called in.

Summer is found unconscious by Simon and Amy and is taken to hospital, where it turns out she smoked spice and Billy and Todd make amends.

Amy helps Summer to look for Billy, but are put in danger when a homeless man tricks them into finding out his whereabouts, but Peter gets them away.

Amy considers having an abortion but changes her mind shortly after talking to teenage mother Faye Windass (Ellie Leach).

Amy then later meets with Simon's enemy Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett) to discuss their one night stand and her pregnancy, revealing him to be the father.

Tracy and Steve later learn the truth of the paternity and tells Amy that they have decided to adopt her baby and raise it as their own child.

In 2022, Amy begins to date drug dealer Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) behind the back of her parents and her friends.

[3] Morris departed two months later and the role was briefly taken over by twins Rachel and Sarah Corker for two episodes in September.

[5] Chadwick played the role until 2010 when the decision was made to recast Amy to tie in with the return of her onscreen mother Tracy.

[11] Duncan Lindsay from Metro said Amy's storylines "don't come much more major than this" as well as believing Mulvaney "will be at the centre of some highly dramatic scenes.