Leanne Battersby
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jane Danson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1997–2000, 2004– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 4 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Brian Park (1997) Tony Wood (2004) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Leanne Tilsley (1st and 3rd married name) Leanne Barlow (2nd married name) |
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| Occupation | Drug Dealer Prostitute Businesswoman Restaurant Manager Shop Assistant |
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| Home | 18a Victoria Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Les Battersby |
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| Mother | Stella Price |
| Stepfather | Karl Munro |
| Stepmother | Janice Battersby |
| Sisters | Toyah Battersby (step) |
| Half-brothers |
Greg Kelly Chesney Brown (adoptive) |
| Half-sisters | Eva Price |
| Husband | Nick Tilsley (1998–1999, 2013–2014) Peter Barlow (2010–2012) |
| Sons | Oliver Battersby |
| Adoptive sons | Simon Barlow |
| Grandmothers |
Gloria Price Betty Battersby |
Leanne Anika Battersby (also Tilsley and Barlow) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Jane Danson. It was announced in February 1997 that a "family from hell" would be introduced to Coronation Street. This included Les (Bruce Jones) and Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) and Les's daughter Leanne and Janice's daughter Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor). Leanne made her first appearance on 4 July 1997. Danson left the series in 2000 and returned in 2004. Danson later took maternity leave in 2006 and returned in early 2007. Danson took another maternity break in 2009 and returned on the same year.
Leanne's storylines include numerous affairs, prostitution, drug-abuse, insurance fraud, discovering her biological mother was Stella Price (Michelle Collins), a miscarriage, an abortion, and a custody battle for her step-son, Simon. Leanne has had numerous relationships within the show. She married Nick Tilsley in 1998, but they divorced a year later. She later married Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) in the show's live 50th anniversary episode, but later split from him, after his affair with Carla Connor (Alison King) was exposed. After a volatile reconciliation, she and Nick married for the second time in January 2013. In late January 2014, Nick decided it was best for them to be apart, as he was suffering with long-term brain damage. After a one-night stand, Leanne becomes pregnant with Steve McDonald's (Simon Gregson) baby and gives birth to a son, Oliver Battersby.
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