List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2021

Teenager Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) arrives in February, followed by Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan), the brother of Ed (Trevor Michael Georges), later that month.

Mia (Madeline Edmondson) begins appearing in September as an inmate that befriends Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson) in prison, as well as Leo Thompkins (Joe Frost), a construction worker hired by the Platt family.

Wallace voiced his wishes to stay on Coronation Street for a long tenure, joking that he would like for his character to have a pint of beer with Ken Barlow (William Roache) in the Rovers Return.

[4] It was stated that Jacob would "shake things up" in Coronation Street, and it was confirmed that he is part of a gang that sell drugs disguised as food deliveries.

He explained that since he is from Manchester, he "can't quite articulate what it means" to be part of the cast of Coronation Street, and confirmed that he has watched the show since he was young, and always hoped to "step on those cobbles".

"[7] His return storyline sees him revealed as the boyfriend of Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney); the producers formed the relationship as they liked the idea of pairing a bad boy up with "somebody who is historically quite well behaved and wouldn't say boo to a goose".

Ronnie was described as a "real jack the lad", and it was stated that he "will tip [the Bailey family's] currently-quite-cosy lifestyle on its head", and that "he'll be setting many cats among many pigeons up and down the street, much to Ed's exasperation at times".

On joining the soap, he commented: "I'm honoured to be asked to come into Coronation Street, it's such an iconic show and has been a huge part of my family life".

[18] Executive producer Iain MacLeod expressed his excitement at Mellor's casting, and noted that he has "thrown himself heart and soul into making his character as terrifyingly real as possible".

On 11 June 2024, Digital Spy Confirmed that Paul Opacic would reprise his role as Stefan Brent for the Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) and Corey story.

She is a detective who works at Weatherfield Police Station and has investigated multiple crimes since her introduction, such as the murder of Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) and the assault on Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) by a gang led by Corey Brent (Maximus Evans), the death of Imran Habeeb (Charlie De Melo), and then investigated Aaron Sandford (James Craven) when he raped Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney), and the crimes of serial killer, Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce).

I think she perhaps has seen somebody that's caught her eye but at the moment she's far too busy with focusing on this investigation, her career, being a single mum and juggling her home life as well with her teenage daughter.

"[34] On 21 June 2024, Swain's daughter, Betsy (Sydney Martin) was introduced to the series,[35] when she began to become suspicious of Joel Deering's (Callum Lill) actions towards her friend, Sabrina Adetiba (Luana Santos).

Curtis was introduced as a love interest for Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) when the pair meet while she is working a shift in the Rovers Return Inn.

[44] Calli Kitson of the Metro described Curtis as a "good-looking young man" who offers to help Emma move barrels of alcohol into the pub's cellar.

Phill Whittaker, played by Jamie Kenna,[50] is the ex-husband of Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), who she met when he was a customer at Gary Windass' (Mikey North) furniture store.

They end up getting engaged, buying a house together and moving away from the street; however, their relationship suffers a few setbacks, such as Fiz's daughter Hope Stape (Isabella Flannagan)'s behaviour, including exchanging false emails, with Phill's ex-wife Camilla Perrin (Louise Marwood),[51] just before the couple are about to get married.

[53] On 26 September 2022, Leo was killed by Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) after confronting him about his attempt to scam his mother Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls).

Orla Crawshaw, portrayed by Carla Mendonça,[54] is the deputy headteacher of Weatherfield High who appears on a recurring basis and deals with incidents between 27 September 2021 and 24 November 2022, regarding student Max Turner (Paddy Bever) and teacher Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard).

that "eagle-eyed soap watchers were left distracted during the scenes as they instantly recognised Orla Crawshaw star Carla Mendonça from My Parents Are Aliens.

"[55] Terence "Tez" Wyatt, played by Stephen Lord,[56] is the ex-boyfriend Abi Webster (Sally Carman) and the father of her son Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni),[56] whom she contacts following his brutal murder.

"[57] Lord's introduction as Tez is set to be part of a "cinematic" disaster that is in celebration of the end of the Covid-19 Pandemic, according to executive producer, Iain MacLeod.

[57] MacLeod also revealed that Coronation Street is "going to stage a disaster so massive it will rival the tram crash which rocked Weatherfield in 2010 – leaving one regular dead.

Stu was introduced as a homeless man who Corey Brent (Maximus Evans) gives his backpack to following his murder of Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni).

He encounters Yasmeen Metcalfe (Shelley King), who contributed heavily to a local soup kitchen and also offers Stu a job as a chef in Speed Daal.

[59] Sam Warner from Digital Spy described Stu's character to be a "mainstay",[60] and that Fellows "plans to move on to pursue other roles as his three-year contract comes to an end.

"[65] When Zeedan returned to Weatherfield in September, he gave £50,000 towards saving his family's business, Speed Daal; however, it was later revealed that he stole it from Hashim, who had threatened to kill him for cheating on Marrium.

Tony says you’re meant to be out with the girls, and she tells him: “I’m with the father of one of our daughter’s friends, who if you spent any time with, you’d know that.”'[70] Lydia Chambers, played by Rebecca Ryan, made her first appearance on 10 December 2021.

A jealous Lydia eventually starts to harass the couple by breaking into their apartment and leaving gifts and threatening notes, but she is not suspected after Adam believes that it is a man who lost against his legal team in court.

[72] When Lydia begins to show her sinister side, viewers predicted that she would be similar to Emmerdale character Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu), a serial killer.