Leanne Battersby

Leanne Battersby

Leanne Anika Barlow (née Battersby; previously Tilsley) 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), 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 in the same year.

Leanne's storylines include numerous affairs, prostitution, drug-abuse, insurance fraud, discovering her biological mother was new landlady of the Rovers; Stella Price (Michelle Collins), miscarriage, 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. In December 2012, it was announced that Leanne would have to chose between either Peter and Nick on her wedding day.