Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson)

Leanne Battersby

Leanne Battersby
  1. D.O.B: 2 July 1981
  2. Address: Leeds
  3. Work: Restaurant manager

First Appearance

  • 4 July 1997: Leanne and step-sister Toyah were first seen shoplifting in Firman’s Freezers.

Street History

  • 1997: Moves into Number 5 with father Les, stepmother Janice and stepsister Toyah
  • 1998: Runs away to Scotland with lover Nick Tilsley and gets married
  • Scared when Nick uses her to trap his dad’s killer
  • 1999: Forced by Nick to have an abortion and ends their marriage
  • Starts taking drugs and gets into debt to dealer Jez Quigley
  • 2000: Foils Jez’s plan to rob the Rovers and ends up in hospital
  • Moves to Amsterdam
  • 2004: Discovered by Les working in a lap-dancing bar
  • Starts a relationship with Jamie Baldwin
  • 2005: Breaks Jamie’s heart by having an affair with his father Danny
  • 2006: Moves away after revealing Danny’s attempt to swindle his dying father Mike
  • 2007: Returns to Weatherfield secretly working as a prostitute and starts going out with Liam Connor
  • Is unhurt when Paul Connor crashes his car after bundling her into the boot
  • Takes over Valandro’s restaurant
  • 2008: Dates bookmaker Dan Mason
  • Persuades chef Paul Clayton to set fire to the restaurant and claims the insurance money
  • 2009: Leaves town when alcoholic bookie Peter Barlow cheats on her

Likes

  • Money
  • Men    

Dislikes

  • Car boot sales
  • Bookmakers

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