Izzy Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Cherylee Houston.

The character first appears on-screen on 16 April 2010; she is introduced as a new love interest for Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment).

[1] Izzy was the first member of the Armstrong family to be introduced, her father Owen and sister Katy arrived within two months after her first appearance.

In February 2021, after not being seen on air for a while, it was revealed Izzy had not and would not appear for a while due to Houston having to shield because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although she stated her intention to return when it is safe to do so.

She meets Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) and Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) but snaps at David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) for spying on them and accuses Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) of talking down to her.

In June 2010, Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) blows up Underworld, killing himself and Robbie Sloan (James Fleet), leaving her and her new colleagues jobless.

The same day, her father Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) arrives at The Rovers while she is talking to Gary and she snaps at him for following her.

[5] Izzy and the other factory girls start work for Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) but Carla puts a stop to Nick's new business and reclaims her staff while Owen gets the contract to rebuild Underworld, annoying Izzy and Bill Webster (Peter Armitage).

In November, Izzy is shocked to hear that Gary has been injured and one of his best friends, Luke "Quinny" Quinn (Steven Bell), has been killed.

He is excited but she is worried about health problems for her and the baby until Dr. Matt Carter (Oliver Mellor) reassures her that the pregnancy should be relatively risk-free.

However, in September, Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) tells Owen that she would be interested if the price was right as she and her boyfriend, Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain), are in a lot of debt.

[7] After visiting lawyers, they realise it will take years to win; Tina is legally Joe's mother as she gave birth to him.

Izzy is disgusted with her, and said she used to tell her friends at school that her mother was dead,[8] but they soon make amends and Katy agrees to join Linda in Portugal to start a new life with Joseph.

Shortly afterwards the character's father was also confirmed to appear in Coronation Street in mid June 2010 along with her younger sister.

She is usually attracted to bad boys and has been known in the past to be a heartbreaker due to her troubled background and messy romantic history.

[13] Upon her introduction to the programme, the character of Izzy was promoted as Coronation Street's first disabled regular, although Maud Grimes, who first appeared in 1993, also used a wheelchair.

In one of Izzy's early scenes, viewers see Eddie Windass (Steve Huison) insult the feisty newcomer by telling Kirk: "You don't want to go out with a bird in a wheelchair."

"[17] Actress Cherylee Houston was Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Inside Soap Awards 2010 for her portrayal of Izzy Armstrong[18][19] but lost out to Emmett J. Scanlan, who plays Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks.