Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) interview

1. D.O.B: 26 June 1974
2. Address: Rovers Return Inn, Coronation Street
3. Work: Proprietor of Rovers Return; co-owner of Street Cars taxi firm

First Appearance

• 06 December 1989: Steve moved into number 11 with his parents and twin brother Andy.

Street History

• 1990: Runs away to the Lakes with Joanne Khan
• 1991: He and Andy broadcast a pirate radio station
• 1992: Convicted of selling stolen car radios
• Begins dating heiress Vicky Arden
• Gives Kevin Webster’s name when he is involved in an accident while driving without a licence
• 1993: Cheats on Vicky with Alison Rathbone
• 1994: Starts going out with hairdresser Fiona Middleton
• 1995: Dumped by Fiona and immediately beds Vicky
• Marries Vicky in St. Lucia
• 1996: Sent to prison for a year for receiving stolen whisky
• 1997: Divorces Vicky
• 1998: Reunites with Fiona
• Pushes dad Jim off scaffolding
• 2000: Starts up Street Cars minicab firm with Vikram Desai
• Borrows money from drug dealer Jez Quigley
• 2001: Marries Karen Phillips to help her win a bet
• 2003: Pushes Karen into the arms of Joe Carter with his jealousy
• Has a one-night stand with Tracy Barlow
• Divorces Karen but proposes to her again on the same day
• 2004: Tracy Barlow wrecks his second wedding to Karen by revealing he is Amy’s father
• Throws Karen out when she kidnaps Amy to upset Tracy
• 2005: Engages in a custody battle with Tracy
• Dates gangster Jimmy Clayton’s wife Ronnie
• 2006: Sleeps with Kelly Crabtree
• Is framed for a hit-and-run accident by Ronnie
• Buys the Rovers Return from Fred Elliott
• 2007: Starts a romance with barmaid Michelle Connor
• 2008: Lies in court for Becky Granger
• 2009: Dumps Michelle and proposes to Becky
• Marries Becky Granger
• 2010: Becky miscarries Steve's baby
• Becky and Steve find out that Becky can't have children so they decide to adopt
• Steve has to pull Becky and Tracy apart at Blanche's funeral as they fight over Amy
• Struggles to raise the cash to buy Max for Becky from Kylie
• Devastated when Tracy takes Amy back
• 2011: Horrified to learn that Becky stole from the Alahans on the night of the tram crash
• Tries to flee to Spain with Becky, Amy and Max but is thwarted when Jim holds up a local building society and gets arrested
• Amy feigns illness to try and reunite Steve and Tracy. Tracy threatens to take Amy and start a new life in London
• Steve admits it was him who tipped Social Services off resulting in Max being taken into foster care.  Becky's devastated. The McDonald marriage goes into meltdown
• Becky and Steve separate and after some battles, agree to an amicable split - however Becky still hopes they might get back together
• Steve finds himself torn between Tracy and Becky and ends up sleeping with Tracy!
• A regretful Steve tells Tracy it was a mistake and Tracy flees Weatherfield with Amy
• Steve is left to worry if Tracy will ever bring Amy back

Likes

• Female attention (the right kind!)
• Weddings

Dislikes

• The wrong kind of female attention
• Courtrooms