Kevin Webster | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Michael Le Vell | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1983– | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 19 October 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Book appearances |
Coronation Street: The Complete Saga Coronation Street: Life In The Street |
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Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Mechanic Businessman |
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Home | 13 Coronation Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Bill Webster |
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Mother | Alison Webster |
Stepmother | Elaine Prior (1985–1996) Maureen Elliott (1998–2007) |
Sisters | Debbie Webster |
Half-brothers | Carl Webster |
Wife |
Sally Seddon (1986–1999, 2002–2012) Alison Wakefield (2000) |
Sons |
Jake Webster Jack Webster |
Daughters |
Rosie Webster Sophie Webster |
Grandfathers | Jim Webster |
Grandmothers | Helen Webster |
Kevin John Webster is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 19 October 1983. Le Vell was suspended from the soap in 2013 due to allegations of sexual offences, with scenes he had already filmed cut from broadcast. Le Vell was found not guilty of all charges in September 2013, and briefly returned in early 2014, before taking another 3-month break from the show and returning once again.
Kevin is protective of his two daughters Rosie Webster (Emma Collinge, Helen Flanagan) and Sophie Webster (Ashleigh Middleton, Emma Woodward, Brooke Vincent) and their mother Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor). His notable storylines have seen him have an on and off relationship and marriage with Sally, his affair with Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns) which resulted in the birth of his son Jack. Kevin has recently embarked on a romance with Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews). This relationship ended after she kidnapped Jack.
Kevin Webster arrives in Weatherfield in 1983, moving in with Hilda Ogden as her lodger. He gets a job as a mechanic at Brian Tilsley's garage. His father, Bill, and sister, Debbie, soon follow. Kevin stays in Weatherfield with Hilda after Bill remarries and he and Debbie move down to Southampton in January 1985. Kevin builds up a mother-son relationship with Hilda.
Kevin becomes good friends with Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro), who sets him up on a blind date with Michelle Robinson in May 1985. The two start dating regularly and Kevin loses his virginity to her but after pressuring her constantly for sex, Michelle ends the relationship in July 1985. Kevin is single until January 1986 when he meets Sally Seddon after accidentally splashing her whilst driving by in his work van. Their romance is often strained, due to Hilda's interference, as she feels that Kevin is too good for Sally and Sally is loyal to her family, who treat her badly. Kevin proposes repeatedly but Sally only accepts after Kevin risks his life saving Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) from a fire in 1986. They finally marry in October 1986.