Rosie Webster
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| Coronation Street character | |
| Rosie Webster | |
|---|---|
| Played by | Helen Flanagan |
| Duration | 1990- |
| Date of Birth | 24 December 1990 |
| Date of Death | -- |
| Marital Status | In a long distance relationship |
| Address | 13 Coronation Street |
| Occupation | Student at Oakhill |
| Family | Kevin, Sally, Sophie |
Rosie Webster is a fictional character in the United Kingdom ITV1 TV soap Coronation Street. She was originally played by Emma Collinge from her birth and, since January 2000 by Helen Flanagan.
Rosie was born on Christmas Eve 1990 to parents Kevin Webster and Sally Webster. She was delivered in the back of Don Brennan's taxi and weighed 7lb 5 oz.
Both Sally and Kevin have had affairs, leading to them splitting up several times, which Rosie and younger sister Sophie Webster have had to deal with as best they could. Rosie went through a phase of bullying at school and bad behaviour after seeing her mother being bullied and yelled at by violent boyfriend Greg Kelly.
Sally did remarry once but ended up divorced. Kevin also remarried and his new wife Alison had baby Jake. However Jake died in hospital before Rosie even got to see her baby half-brother. Alison kidnapped Sarah Platt's baby Bethany before handing her over to the police and committing suicide.
Sally encouraged Rosie's ambition to become a pop star and enrolled Rosie in a fee paying school. She has now remarried Kevin, although they nearly split up when Kevin found out Sally had been having an affair with the father of Rosie's friend. Rosie knew about this but kept it a secret when asked to by Sally, and when Sally denied the affair to Kevin, he decided to pretend he knew nothing and stay with Sally. There was a lot of tension between Rosie and Sally for a while after Rosie found out about the affair but the family settled down eventually.
Rosie and on-screen boyfriend Craig Harris shared a goth phase, though this subsided eventually. She and Craig have slept together twice; after the first time Craig's granddad Keith and his girlfriend Audrey Roberts caught Rosie trying to creep out of the house the morning after. Rosie did not want her parents finding out but was scared Audrey would tell them. Audrey decided against this and Keith told Craig and Rosie not to do it again.
However, on New Year's Eve 2005, Rosie went round to Craig's and, while Keith was out, they slept together. Sally went round to wish them both a Happy New Year and Craig answered the door in his dressing gown, thinking it was a pizza delivery. Sally saw Craig in his pyjamas and Rosie's dress left on the sofa. She went upstairs and found a naked Rosie in Craig's bed. Rosie was taken home where Sally and Kevin yelled at her before she ran, crying, upstairs. Sally and Kevin were furious with Keith and Audrey when they found out they knew Rosie and Craig had slept together, and Rosie and Craig were banned from seeing each other any more, despite their protests that they love each other.
Rosie and Craig bunked off school to sleep together again and were discovered. Sally dragged Rosie off to the doctors to get the morning after pill, despite Rosie's insistence that Craig had used a condom. Sally was undeterred when the doctor refused to prescribe the morning after pill, saying that he was not going to prescribe a drug that has harmful side effects to a young girl who's taken precautions and therefore doesn't need it, and took Rosie to another doctor.
She forced Rosie, who was sobbing hysterically, to swallow the pill with a glass of water. Rosie later went with Craig to the doctor, who agreed to prescribe the pill. Rosie found Sally going through her schoolbag and told her she was taking the pill. Sally and Kevin went mad and called the police, who came round and spoke to Rosie and Craig. Sally was furious when she heard no action was to be taken against Craig as the sex was consensual.
Sally drove Rosie to the Yorkshire Moors in a Ford Focus to teach her a lesson. Sally lost control of her emotions and the car, both nearly died when the car skidded. Rosie later nearly died when she was hit by a car. Craig's caring attitude towards her after this incident led her parents to see how nice Craig really was.
However, after Charlie Stubbs evicted Craig's granddad from the house he shares with Craig, it looks like Rosie's boyfriend will have to move away. In the same week of 2006 Rosie went on a 6-week holiday to France. Craig fought to stay in Weatherfield as he had promised he would be there for Rosie when she got back from France.
The Websters took a holiday to Paris on 15th October 2006 to celebrate Kevin and Sally's 20th Wedding anniversary. Rosie's granadad Bill joined the family as he organised the trip. Craig also joined the family. Rosie and Craig plotted to run away to Berlin to start a new life there together. Rosie though, was having second thoughts about leaving. When they arrived at the station Rosie could not go through with it and only Craig Left. Meanwhile Kevin, Sally, Bill and Sophie were searching for the pair after discovering a goodbye note from Rosie. The Websters found her and brought a devasted Rosie home.
Richard Fleeshman who portrayed Craig Harris has stated in many interviews that he would like to return in the role of Craig Harris in the future.
[edit] Family
- Mother: Sally Webster
- Father: Kevin Webster
- Sister: Sophie Webster
- Half-brother: Jake Webster (deceased) (same father)
- Grandfathers: Bill Webster, Eddie Seddon (deceased)
- Grandmothers: Alison Webster (deceased), Elsie Seddon (deceased)
- Great grandfather: Jim Webster (deceased)
- Great grandmother: Helen Webster (deceased)
- Uncle: Carl Webster
- Aunts: Debbie Webster, Gina Seddon
- First Cousin Once Removed: Paul Seddon
- Second Cousin: Nicolette Seddon
