Danielle Spencer was the spoilt daughter of Lillian Spencer, the relief landlady of the Rovers Return Inn for several weeks in July 2002 who came into the pub at the urgent behest of owner Fred Elliott. Her supposed job was as an Aromatherapist but little evidence of this was seen in her brief stay in Coronation Street. Instead she was offered a job behind the bar by her mother with who she joined in vicious sniping sessions about but behind the backs of the regulars of the pub, only showing any honesty when she and Lillian discussed how they had "Fat Fred" wrapped around their fingers. Their stay was brief as Lillian was given a position at a coaching inn in Marple which she considered far superior socially to a back street pub.