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Katy Armstrong is the late mother of Joseph Brown and younger sister of Izzy.

Young lovers Katy and Chesney Brown had Joseph when they were seventeen. Katy's father Owen, who had raised Katy and Izzy as a single parent, fought tooth and nail to keep his daughter and Chesney apart, not realising that his overprotectiveness was what was pushing Katy away.

In 2013, Katy got fed up with the drudgery of life with Chesney and had an affair with her Prima Doner boss Ryan Connor. Chesney finished with Katy, with Katy retaining custody of Joseph. After a brief relationship with Ryan, she became a receptionist at V Court Fitness.

When Katy's mother Linda Hancock re-surfaced in 2015, her daughters found out that Owen had prevented her from contacting them since they were little. Katy reconciled with her mother and accepted her invitation for her and Joseph to live with her at her villa in Portugal, leaving Weatherfield behind. Her life in the sun was short-lived as Katy died in a car accident in 2017, with Joseph moving back to the UK to live with Chesney.

Biography[]

1994-2011: Teenage love[]

Katy first met Chesney Brown when Izzy invited her to his 16th birthday party in July 2010, and they immediately struck a chord. She later met up with him and he invited her to accompany him to the wedding of Roy and Hayley Cropper. She later moved into the flat next to the builder's yard with Owen in September 2010 and skipped a day off school to go with Chesney to Weatherfield Market where he worked. Owen was furious when he discovered this. Izzy also voiced her disapproval and opined that Chesney was a bad influence.

In October, Katy and Chesney planned to have sex whilst Owen was out, although their plans were foiled when Owen decided to have a poker night in with some mates and they couldn't sleep together at Chesney's as his sister Fiz Stape was having a quiet night in with husband John. However, when Fiz and John decided to go out after watching a film, Chesney lost his virginity but was disappointed when Katy admitted that she had done it once before, but that it meant nothing. Owen was less than happy when he found out, and pinned Chesney against a wall telling him to stay away from Katy. He later talked to Fiz and John about his disapproval of Katy and Chesney sleeping together at 5 Coronation Street. Chesney decided to move out when Fiz banned Katy from coming round and Katy suggested they find a place of their own, but Owen forbade them from living together, but eventually gave his blessing to them staying at No.5.

Katy and Chesney moved out of No.5 and decided to move into 14a Victoria Street in March 2011 after Fiz said Schmeichel couldn't be in the house with baby Hope. An agitated Owen told their landlord that they had forged his signature in order to have them evicted. Katy then confessed to Izzy that she and Chesney had no choice but to run away, but Izzy told them she'd sign on their behalf to allow them to move in. Soon after moving in, they quickly developed money woes and Katy wanted to get a job immediately after finishing her GCSEs, but Chesney disagreed, as did Owen.

2011-2012: The young family[]

Katy suggested to Chesney that they start a family together, and although unsure to begin with, agreed to try for a baby. She soon fell pregnant and told Chesney, but didn't tell Owen. She received consolation from Anna Windass who told her that she couldn't keep the baby a secret from her father for long. Katy's pregnancy also affected her exams as she spent much of the time throwing up and couldn't focus on revision beforehand. Owen eventually found out after Anna's foster daughter Faye Butler overheard Katy talking about morning sickness and informed Owen, who received confirmation from Katy that she was indeed pregnant. Soon after, Chesney disappeared after John locked him up with Alan and Dorothy Hoyle in the Hoyles' cellar and Owen assumed he'd done a runner. Katy agreed to have an abortion but Chesney stopped her at the last minute after escaping.

Katy and Chesney moved back into No.5 later in the year but when Schmeichel fell ill with liver disease and cancer in November, Katy pressured Chesney to recognise his priorities which were her and the baby and to do what was best for Schmeichel. Although determined at first not to let his faithful companion be put to sleep, he eventually agreed to say goodbye to his dog. In December, Katy gave birth to their son, who they named Joseph.

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2012-2014: Breakup and doomed relationships[]

In May 2014, Katy took on a job share with Gail McIntyre as a receptionist at V Court Fitness and moved back into 19a Victoria Street to accompany friend Steph Britton the following month after Anna revealed that she had slept with Pat Phelan in an attempt to stop him blackmailing the family.

Following her breakup with Chesney, she was involved in relationships with Ryan Connor and Callum Logan, however these didn't last and ended in heartbreak.

2015-2017: Life cut short[]

On 18th October 2017, she died in a car crash in Portugal. Chesney traveled to Portugal to support Joseph and attend Katy's funeral, before returning back to Weatherfield with Joseph who was still reeling from the death of his mother.

Personality[]

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Relationships[]

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Background information[]

The character of Katy was introduced as a family member for established characters Owen (Ian Puleston-Davies) and Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston) and a love interest for Chesney Brown (Sam Aston). The role was cast to Georgia May Foote, who had previously appeared in Coronation Street as guest character Jess Burrows in January 2010, just six months before her debut as Katy that July.

In April 2014, it was announced that Foote was to be written out. She left the series alongside Lucca-Owen Warwick who played her on-screen son Joseph Brown, with the two characters departing on-screen for a new life in Portugal in March 2015. The character's final "appearance" came in May 2016 - she was heard off-screen as Chesney spoke to his new partner Sinead on a web chat from Portugal. As no credit was given it is unknown who was voicing her.

Katy was killed off-screen in a car crash in October 2017, with the news being relayed to Izzy via phone call. This was to allow Joseph, now played by William Flanagan, to move back to Weatherfield to live with Chesney and Sinead.

First and last lines[]

"Here? Where's he having his eighteenth, at Little Chef?" (First line, to sister Izzy about Chesney Brown's sixteenth birthday party being held at Roy's Rolls)

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"Look after yourself and look after Ches. See ya." (Final line, to Sinead Tinker)

Appendices[]

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List of addresses[]

Address Duration
19 Victoria Street August 2010 to 17th March 2011
14a Victoria Street 17th March 2011 to June 2011
5 Coronation Street June 2011 to 15th March 2013
6 Coronation Street 15th March 2013 to 28th May 2013
18a Victoria Street 28th May 2013 to 10th July 2013
6 Coronation Street 10th July 2013 to 1st June 2014
19a Victoria Street 1st June 2014 to 20th March 2015
Portugal 20th March 2015 to 18th October 2017

See also[]

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