What happened to Lucy in Coronation Street?
MANY faces have come and gone from the cobbles, heading out of Weatherfield for a fresh start.
Unfortunately, Lucy Barlow is one of the Coronation Street characters who wasn’t as lucky as she’d hoped. Get the lowdown on her.
What happened to Lucy Barlow in Coronation Street?
Peter Barlow (portrayed by Chris Gascoyne) rocked the ITV cobbles with some of his romances.
But when the cabbie met florist Lucy Richards in 2002, he had no clue he’d be a part of one of his most dramatic storylines.
The pair became instantly attracted to one another as Peter was aiming to buy a bouquet and an affair quickly began.
Unbeknownst to Peter, Lucy had hired Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) to whom she later revealed she was pregnant.
When Tracy informed Peter that her employer was pregnant, he put two and two together and realised the baby was his.
Peter tied the knot with Lucy but little did she know at the time he’d been keeping a huge secret from her.
In a shocking twist, Peter was actually romantically linked to Shelley Unwin before his illicit romance with Lucy began as the bouquet he was buying the day he’d met her was for the Rovers landlady.
Prior to his marriage with Lucy, Peter vowed things were over between him and Shelley.
When the truth came out, Lucy kicked Peter out but the divorce proceedings never went on.
Peter married Shelley in a bigamous move in July, 2003, just as Lucy gave birth to his son Simon.
By the end of the summer, both ladies were involved in a showdown during which Lucy spilled the beans to Shelley in the Rovers, showing her wedding photographs.
Lucy even tricked Peter into thinking they had a chance together but humiliated him by publicly announcing her move to Australia with their son.
Broken-hearted, Peter resigned himself to the fact he would never get to know his own son and he left Weatherfield soon after.
However, things took a tragic turn in October, 2008, when Peter called his father Ken (William Roache) from Portsmouth.
Peter revealed that Lucy had actually died from breast cancer and her dying wish was for five-year-old Simon to be with his father.
The cab driver returned to Corrie with Simon in tow.
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Who played Lucy in Coronation Street?
Lucy Richards was portrayed by Liverpool actress Katy Carmichael from her first appearance until her exit.
The 53-year-old actress began her career in 1991 in the Liverpudlian sitcom Bread, which she filmed during her university studies.
This led her to take on many roles including in the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 series Spaced as Twist Morgan in 2001.
She starred in her first film, Dead Babies, that same year before appearing as Samantha Griffin in the popular medical drama Casualty, which she joined again as a different character from 2014 to 2015.
Following her stint in Corrie, Katy starred in Waterloo Road as Melissa Ryan.
Her TV credits also include appearances in The Living and The Dead, Moving On, Three Girls, Christopher Robin and The Dumping Ground, among others.
Meanwhile, Coronation Street airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV.