Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) interview

• Character
• Actor

• Becky McDonald

  

  1. D.O.B: Circa 1980
  2. Address: 16a Victoria Street
  3. Work: Barmaid

  First Appearance

  • 05 February 2006: Becky encountered her former cellmate Kelly Crabtree at the police station, having been arrested for shoplifting.

  Street History

  • 2006: Bumps into Kelly Crabtree at the police station
  • Tracks Kelly down in Weatherfield and gets a job at Underworld
  • Steals from her colleagues and frames Kelly for the crime
  • Is forgiven by Hayley Cropper and starts work at the café
  • 2007: Helps boyfriend Slug to steal the Croppers’ car
  • Recruits some Polish workers to work for Carla Connor
  • Flirts with Jason Grimshaw
  • 2008: Relationship with Jason ends when he pines for his wife Sarah
  • Moves in with Roy Cropper while Hayley is in Africa
  • Spends the night with Steve McDonald
  • Goes on a drunken rampage and persuades Steve to provide her alibi in court
  • Starts an affair with Steve behind Michelle Connor’s back
  • 2009: Accepts Jason’s proposal before deciding to marry Steve instead
  • Gets so drunk on the day of her wedding to Steve that the ceremony is abandoned
  • Upsets Steve by telling his daughter Amy that her mother is a murderer
  • Marries Steve then is arrested for possession of illegal drugs at her wedding reception
  • Avoids a prison sentence when DC Hooch drops the charges against her
  • 2010: Falls pregnant with her first child, but suffers a miscarriage.  Takes custody of sister Kylie's son, Max.
  • Pays Kylie to keep Max but Kylie demands more money. 
  • Robs Alahan's on night of tram crash in desperate attempt to pay off Kylie.
  • 2011 Furious when Tracy makes a shock return and takes custody of Amy 
  • Admits to Steve she stole from the Alahans; her marriage is under strain
  • Annoyed at Kylie's surprise return as Mrs David Platt
  • Devastated when Max is removed by Social Services following a phone call from Steve. The McDonalds' marriage goes into meltdown
  • Agrees to give Steve a divorce and is supported by Hayley and Roy and reconciled somewhat with Kylie
  • Falsely accused of causing Tracy to miscarry her twins, conceived with Steve. Starts a new relationship with hotel manager Danny Stratton and vows to clear her name
  • 2012: After Danny identifies Tracy as the woman who was taken ill at his hotel, Becky hacks into Tracy's medical records to discover she had miscarried that night and not the date she claimed
  • Attends Steve and Tracy's wedding and at the reception in the Rovers, reveals the truth about Tracy's lies to Steve. Then leaves to go to Barbados to start a new life with Danny, although Steve races to the airport and declares his love for her

  Likes

  • Cider       
  • More cider
  • Roy and Hayley

  Dislikes

  • Friday the 13th
  • Being told what to do
  • Tracy Barlow

  Key Relationships

  • Steve McDonald
  • Max Turner
  • Kylie Platt
  • Hayley Cropper
  • Roy Cropper

• Katherine Kelly

  

  First TV Appearance

  • As Sharlene, a supermarket checkout girl in Last of the Summer Wine

  Work

  • 'Junkie Jane' in feature film 'Mischief Night'
  • 'Auntie Heather' in tv show 'Life on Mars' series 2, ep 4
  • Other appearances include; 'Bodies', 'Silent Witness', 'No Angels'

  Likes

  • Sunshine, talking, holidays, telly

  Dislikes

  • Being cold, being hungry, mornings