Kit (Jacob Roberts) made his first appearance on 13 May 2024, part of a plot-twist as being the son of Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove).
[2] Emily Wilkinson, portrayed by Ellena Vincent,[3] is introduced as the wife of Joel Deering (Calum Lill); she made her first appearance on 9 February 2024.
[4] On Instagram Ellena wrote: "In a weird twist also ended up being in Coronation Street last night too which I'm telling myself is the soap equivalent of being in the Marvel/DC universes.
"[4] John Perry, played by Ian Peck,[5] is a criminal acquaintance of Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor), who gets in contact with Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson).
[5] Peck's casting was announced on 31 January 2024 and that he would be playing a guest character who would only be on Coronation Street for a short stint.
[5] This was Peck's third guest role in Coronation Street after playing a prison officer named Lindworth,[5] and drug dealer Denton in 2015.
Dan Seddon from Digital Spy described Peck's arrival: "Harvey's only chance of success lies on pinning Natasha's murder on somebody else – enter Weatherfield General patient John, who's willing to help them out.
[6] He met Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) at the Chariot Square Hotel where they attend an event together.
Leanne is initially taken aback by Rowan's approach, but she drops her guard when he encourages her to share her deepest thoughts and feelings.
"[7] Cooper added that he had "quite a lot of insight" when he researched into the role of Rowan before auditioning,[7] and said it was "because I want to try to make the story as believable as possible".
"[7] However, Digital Spy reported that Rowan's storyline was "always intended to run for a fixed period of time and set out with a clear beginning, middle and end.
I haven't looked back," he added, describing his time on Corrie as "one of the most incredible professional experiences of my life.
"[9] Cooper also thanked the cast and crew: "Lastly, I want to say I will forever be grateful to the amazing fans who embraced the evil Rowan despite all his dastardly deeds.
[10] She caught the eye of Ken Barlow (William Roache) during a singles' cocktail night at the Chariot Square Hotel.
[10] Lederer first spoke out about her casting to Digital Spy: "It came out of the blue but for me Coronation Street, of all the soaps, is the most substantial and ironic with such humour, it's really a class act.
"[11] Denny Foreman, played by Danny Cunningham,[12] is the estranged father of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) who made his first appearance on 29 April 2024 after hearing Paul talk about motor neurone disease and the struggles he has from suffering from it on the radio.
[14] On 30 September 2024, at the Inside Soap Awards, Daniel Brocklebank, who plays Billy, spoke out about Paul's funeral episode: "To film it was incredibly emotional.
He is the secret son of Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) that she had conceived whilst she was with her other children's father, Denny (Danny Cunningham).
"[18] Teasing his character, Roberts' told ITV: "Kit is working as a detective and has been brought in to try and solve the Lauren Bolton case and of course is Bernie's secret son.
He's been really hurt throughout his life and although he has a good heart, he has some deep rooted resentment with his biological mum, which will be really interesting to play out.
[21] Gus and Anthea, however are taken aback when waitress Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) reveals that Joel and Dee-Dee are engaged.
"[20] This was Garner's second role in Coronation Street, after playing a court welfare officer named Malcolm Fairhurst in 1999.
[21] Gus and Anthea, however are taken aback when waitress Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) reveals that Joel and Dee-Dee are engaged.
[23] Olivia Wheeler from Liverpool Echo described the storyline to have "led to increased screen time for Gus".
[22] Betsy Swain, portrayed by Sydney Martin, was initially introduced as an unnamed friend of Sabrina Adetiba (Luana Santos) on 21 June 2024,[24] when lawyer, Joel Deering (Calum Lill) was beginning to manipulate her and gave her his business card.
A week later, on 28 June, Betsy begins to blackmail Joel into paying her to keep quiet after realising he has dark secrets.
"[25] Even though this drama would make things difficult for Fiz and Tyrone, Halsall is confident the "iconic couple" will survive the "latest test".
I think once Mason is fully back on screen, we will see little nuggets of things which we will be able to explore further into his backstory and give a clearer insight into his family life.
"[29] Mason has previously mentioned his abusive older siblings to Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows) and Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King), and has recently had a black eye as a result of this violence.
[29] On 6 January 2025 Logan and his brother Matty Radcliffe (Seamus McGoff) brutally attack Mason and stab him with a knife, which leads to a fatal cardiac arrest.