Their relationship is discovered by Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls), after her ex-partner Ted Page (Michael Byrne), who had known about the affair, is forced to admit it.
Sophie finds out on 21 December and initially refuses to believe it, accusing Ryan of being jealous and by then fighting back, saying that Michelle has slept with several other men.
In May 2009, Umed claimed that he knew and inspired the band Cornershop, giving them the incentive for the name as he has a history of running Indian corner stores.
Umed usually spent his time chatting to his great niece Amber (Nikki Patel) or employee Molly Compton (Vicky Binns) while in the shop.
Umed took pity on Teresa Bryant (Karen Henthorn) after Dev fired and evicted her, allowing her to make curry in Prima Doner, and managing to patch things up between her and Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles).
Rick Peach was a vicar who was involved in scenes with Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones).
During Easter Sunday, he allowed people to bring their animals to the church, and Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) brought his rabbit.
As Connie's visits become more frequent, Tyrone (Alan Halsall) gets annoyed, seeing it as an insult to Jack's deceased wife Vera's (Liz Dawn) memory.
Connie and Jack join Tyrone, Molly (Vicky Binns), Pam Hobsworth (Kate Anthony) and Bill Webster (Peter Armitage) for Christmas Day 2009.
In December 2012, Tyrone lied to abusive fiancé Kirsty (Natalie Gumede) that he was going to visit Connie so that he could spend time with Fiz (Jennie McAlpine).
He wants to make amends with Norris before he dies and Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) takes a shine to Ramsay, and the pair become close.
Brought in as a publicity stunt after the Brand/Ross affair and dropped shortly after, Andrew Sachs' Ramsay was a rare example of an old man character being seen by fans as a 'Mary-Sue' (i.e. someone we’re supposed to think is wonderful but generally don’t – usually reserved for someone much younger).
[10] Upon his casting, a Coronation Street source told The People: "Andrew's taken a bit of friendly ribbing from his mates after singing in front of the Queen - because his new character is one.
After his father Liam was killed in a hit and run organised by Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) in October 2008, Maria discovered she was pregnant.
When Darryl, the pet rat of Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), died after chewing through some electric cables in February 2017, Liam called the police.
His spirits were raised when Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) escorted him to visit Maria in prison, where her and Liam shared an emotional reunion.
In August 2021, Liam developed a chesty cough and while playing football in the street with Jack Webster (Kyran Bowes), he collapsed struggling to breathe.
Whilst the adults talk, Liam wishes that things could go back to normal, only for Dylan to tell him that Mason would be waiting for him when he returns to school.
However, Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) gets drunk and reveals Peter Barlow's (Chris Gascoyne) past as an alcoholic and Leanne Battersby's (Jane Danson) as a hooker and arsonist.
After Peter ruins the opening of his new bar and is admitted to rehab, George and Eve take custody of Simon as they worry about his well-being.
The next day Rick returns again and after visiting Gail, again unsuccessfully, he confronts Tina and her boyfriend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) at the door of their flat.
Rick goes to the local newsagents, The Kabin, and returns with a newspaper, which he sets alight before putting it through Jason and Tina's letter box.
Tina is outraged that Tommy is working for the man she holds responsible for her father's death and takes the drugs from the car and drives to the local canal.
Dev soon discovered Matt was engaged to his ex Sunita, and was extremely jealous, barging into their house and arguing with them both several times, claiming he didn't want somebody else bringing up his kids.
Matt himself, however, began to feel sidelined when Dev took a more active role in looking after the kids and cracks started to show in his relationship with Sunita.
Claudia was not seen again until she arrived in The Rovers on New Year's Eve 2010, where she donated the prize of luxury treatments in Perm Suspect to the evening's charity raffle and befriended locals.
When Audrey claimed her free hair treatment at Perm Suspect, Claudia revealed that she was no longer interested in buying the premises as it smelt of meat.
Claudia told Audrey that she had set her sights on Marc Selby (Andrew Hall), a client sat near them who had recently been widowed and not long after the pair start dating.
In April 2011, Claudia spots a receipt in Marc's wallet and assumes it is a gift for her, totally oblivious to knowing it is in fact for his alter-ego "Marcia".
At the same time, Claudia becomes close friends with Ken Barlow (William Roache), and supports him when he learns that his pregnant daughter-in-law, Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn), has been diagnosed with cervical cancer.