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Emma Brooker
Coronation Street character
Andy McDonald

Lee Middleton

Emma Brooker is a fictional character from the British soap opera

Curtis Delamere (Sam Retford) who suffers from factitious disorder
and running over an elderly man in her car. Mardell announced her departure from the show in February 2022, departing on 8 April 2022.

Storylines

Emma applies for an apprentice position at Audrey's when

Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward
) in May. Realising the extent of his own mental health issues brought on by the rape and that he needs help before he goes the same way Aidan did - David broke off his relationship with Emma, confessing his love for Shona and admits that he'd been raped by Josh.

Emma gets over being dumped quickly, moving into 19a Rosamund Street with

Rana Habeeb (Bhavna Limbachia
).

Development

Character creation and role

Emma first appeared in Episode 9435 in April 2018.[1] Mardell's casting was announced on 21 March 2018, where it was revealed that she would be introduced as the new apprentice at Audrey Roberts' (Sue Nicholls) salon.[2] Duncan Lindsay of the Metro reported that Emma would be incompetent at her job, which makes her clash with David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), who had recently been raped by Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton).[3] David Brown of the Radio Times described the character as "bubbly".[4] In June 2018, Mardell was offered a six-month extension to her contract after proving popular with the producers as well as the viewers. Following her contract renewal, Mardell relocated from her home in London to Manchester - where the show is filmed. Before landing the job on Corrie, Mardell's only other television credit was for an episode of Vera in 2017, since appearing on the show, she has become the co-artistic director at the JunkBox Theatre in Manchester.[4]

Producer

HIV-positive. Mardell thought that Emma would be "open-minded" about Seb's diagnosis, but would not understand it properly. She also believed that there would be problems with Seb's former girlfriend, Faye Windass (Ellie Leach), who was still romantically interested in him.[4]

Parental developments

Following Emma's first appearance on the show, many viewers began to pick up on the similarities between her and previous character Fiona Middleton (Angela Griffin) last seen in September 1998, as both characters looked alike, worked at the salon and lived at 2a Coronation Street. Although, during an interview with The Sun, Mardell explained "I've heard the Fiona and Steve's daughter theory, but that's definitely not true. I did have a little chat and a joke with Angela Griffin about it and that was quite funny".[5] However, the storyline later went ahead and Emma was revealed to be Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and Fiona's daughter in August 2019.[6][7] Despite the storyline going ahead, Fiona never returned to the street. Instead, she appeared to Emma from Australia via a video call in Episode 9854.[6] However, Angela Griffin made a return to the street in real-life to film her scenes and spent time catching up with Nicholls and Mardell.[8] After the parental developments were announced, some fans began theorising that a twist could see Emma turn out to be Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson)'s daughter instead of Steve's, due to his involvement with Fiona in the 1990s.[9] However, the show confirmed that Steve was her biological father, when he received the DNA results in Episode 9853.[6] In an interview, Mardell stated that she believed Emma would eventually come to terms with the revelation and "isn't one to hold a grudge".[8]

Teasing her character's future, Mardell said: "No one will ever replace her dad, but her mum lives in Australia and she doesn't have any other family on the Street so it would be a waste to let that relationship go. She bonds with Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) quite quickly, she's part of the McDonald family, they're taking her in. She's a McDonald now."[8]

Reception

For her portrayal of Emma, Mardell was nominated for Best Soap Newcomer at the 2018

British Soap Awards.[12] Laura-Jayne Tyler from Inside Soap commented on Emma's lovelife, writing "It's a wonder she hasn't volunteered herself to the local nunnery".[13]

References

  1. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 April 2018). "Coronation Street introduces new girl Emma for David Platt's one-night stand story next week". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ Slade, Alison (21 March 2018). "Corrie boss Kate Oates reveals two new female characters are heading to the cobbles this Spring". What's on TV. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Lindsay, Duncan (21 March 2018). "Coronation Street spoilers: David Platt will sleep with someone else after rape ordeal". Metro. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e Brown, David (21 June 2018). "Coronation Street: hairdresser Emma is staying โ€“ actress Alexandra Mardell is given new contract". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ^ Davies, Megan (19 July 2018). "Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell rules out a huge fan theory over Emma Brooker". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Hughes, Johnathon (13 August 2019). "First look at Fiona Middleton's Coronation Street return โ€“ as Steve is confirmed as Emma's dad". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (14 August 2019). "Coronation Street spoilers: Steve McDonald discovers Emma Brooker could be his daughter tonight". Metro. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Houghton, Rianne (23 August 2019). "Angela Griffin shares unseen photos from her return to Coronation Street". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. Trinity Mirror
    ). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  11. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. ^ Tobin, Christian (1 June 2019). "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ Tyler, Laura-Jayne (12โ€“18 March 2022). "Hits & Misses!". Inside Soap. No. 11. p. 98.

External links

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