Raquel Watts
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| Coronation Street character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Sarah Lancashire | ||||
| Duration | 1991–1996, 2000 | ||||
| First appearance | Episode 3178 23 January 1991 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 4745 2 January 2000 |
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| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson (1991) Jane MacNaught (2000) |
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Coronation Street – The Cruise (1995) | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Barmaid | ||||
| Residence | France | ||||
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| Husband | Curly Watts (1995–2000) |
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| Daughters | Alice Watts |
Raquel Catherine Watts (also Wolstenhulme) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Sarah Lancashire.
Raquel is established as the daughter of a strict Catholic father and heavy-drinking mother, estranged from her father after partaking in semi-nude modelling. She is introduced as an assistant at Weatherfield's Bettabuys supermarket, working alongside Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy), with whom she begins a relationship. They separate when Raquel develops feelings for a photographer and moves to London to become a model. Disappointed by the calibre of work she is offered, Raquel returns to Weatherfield and becomes a barmaid at the Rovers Return Inn. She moves in with local bookmaker Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss) and they develop a sexual relationship, but he evicts her when his estranged wife Steph (Amelia Bullmore) returns to him. Landlady Bet Gilroy (Julie Goodyear) allows Raquel to move into the Rovers. She dates Weatherfield County FC striker Wayne Farrell (Ray Polhill), but breaks up with him and pushes him into a canal when she discovers that he is cheating on her. Des and Raquel repair their relationship and move back in together, but break up once more when Des has an affair with Raquel's workmate Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope).
Raquel renews her friendship with Curly, who falls in love with her and proposes. Although Raquel accepts, at her engagement party she admits to Des that she loves him and not Curly, who she views as a best friend. She decides to break off the engagement. The following year, Curly's boss Leo Firman (John Elmes) attempts to rape Raquel. She is able to escape and tells Curly, who attacks Leo. Raquel gives evidence of sexual harassment against him, and Leo is fired. She and Curly grow closer in the aftermath. Though Raquel sleeps with Des again, he makes it clear that it was just a one-night stand, and Raquel accepts that she will never mean as much to Des as he does to her. Later that day, Raquel proposes to Curly. They have a quick registry office wedding, and it is not until their honeymoon that Raquel admits what happened with Des. Curly forgives her, and their married life is initially happy. It does not last, however, and within a year Raquel leaves Curly to accept an aromatherapy job in Kuala Lumpur.
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