A NEW character has up and left the cobbles only weeks after she made her debut on screens. Actress Lisa Shingler joined the cast of Coronation Street in late April as newcomer Demi Mansfield. She was introduced as a potential love interest for Steve McDonald when he matched with her on a dating site.
The pair got off to a cracking start at the Rovers, and the newly divorced man walked away from the date convinced Demi was 'the one'. Friends were hopeful that the man would find love again after being left heartbroken when he discovered his wife Tracy was having an affair with a footballer he admired, Tommy Orpington. Steve decided to forgive the infidelity but she walked out on him, saying she was bored by their marriage.
Tracy then headed off to join Tommy in Spain , where he had landed a new job as a football coach. Although Steve initially seemed to be hitting it off with Demi, the couple soon hit the rocks as she began to realise he was not over his ex wife. Steve spent their dates constantly slagging off Tommy, before revealing that the footballer was the reason behind his marriage falling apart.
The man also got worked up after seeing photos of Tracy and Tommy paragliding over the Mediterranean together. Once Demi realised that Steve wasn't ready to focus his attention on their budding relationship the romance between the pair began to sour. She went quiet on him for a while, prompting Steve's friend Tim to tell him there are many other fish in the sea.
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