<P> Ashley doesn't like his mother's boyfriend Trevor and feels they want him to leave home . Kelly tells Ashley that Don Brennan (Geoffrey Hinsliff) needs a lodger and it would be handy as it's only two doors from her . Don shows Ashley around No. 5 . Ashley likes it but Kelly is wary of Don . Kelly thinks that No. 5 isn't the right house for Ashley as she doesn't like Don . Ashley moves into No. 5 . Don tells him that now he has his rent money he doesn't need to work so many night shifts . Ashley is disappointed as he was hoping to entertain Kelly . Ashley's plans to go out with Kelly are spoiled when Don drags him onto a poker game . Kelly is furious when he stands her up as he enjoys the game and wins the others money . Don advises Ashley to be masterful with Kelly . Ashley tells Kelly that he's not weak and is stunned when she slams the door in his face . Kelly is upset that Ashley is trying to act macho . Fred is annoyed by the new masterful Ashley and blames Kelly for changing him but she tells him that it's Don's fault . Fred advises Ashley to show Kelly he's the boss by grabbing her for a kiss . Kelly is pleased when Ashley kisses her passionately and apologises but he oversteps the mark when he tells her to shut up so she slams the door on him again . Kelly and Ashley make - up and she admits that she does enjoy it when he's forceful . Kelly tells Ashley that she fears she'll have to go home to her parents and hints about them getting a flat together but he doesn't pick up on the hint as he likes his independence at No. 5 . Kelly moves back home with Ashley's help . Ashley and Kelly have a tearful farewell when she leaves for Scotland . He gives her a charm bracelet to remember him by . Don breaks open Ashley's present to him - a bottle of whisky . Ashley keeps Don company . Ashley brings Don out of himself by talking to him about gambling . </P> <P> After his relationship with Kelly ends, Ashley is involved in an on - off relationship with Maxine Heavey (Tracy Shaw). Eventually, Maxine moves in with Ashley at No. 4 - Fred's house . When teenage runaway Zoe Tattersall (Joanne Froggatt) comes to Coronation Street, Ashley feels sorry for her and allows her to move in but Maxine is uncomfortable with the arrangement and leaves . Eventually Ashley falls in love with Zoe and sets out to be a provider for her and her baby daughter, Shannon . However, Zoe exploits Ashley's good nature and runs off to join a cult after Shannon dies of meningitis . </P> <P> In 1999, Ashley and Maxine get back together, and finally marry in September . Ashley also finds out that his uncle, Fred, is actually his biological father . Fred tells Ashley about Kathleen and her reluctance to be a mother at a young age . Fred also explains to Ashley that Beryl, who he believed to be his mother, is actually his aunt, and that Fred let her raise Ashley so he could watch him grow up . Ashley decides that he wants to meet his birth mother but Fred begs him not to, believing it would hurt Beryl . Ashley, however, tracks Kathleen down to her home in Oldham . He is initially very bitter towards her for abandoning him but they reconcile and Ashley lets Kathleen attend his and Maxine's wedding . </P> <P> Ashley and Maxine decide to have a baby and after months of trying, it is discovered that Ashley needs minor surgery . While he is in hospital overnight, Maxine gets drunk and has a one - night stand with local doctor Matt Ramsden (Stephen Beckett) and subsequently becomes pregnant with his child . When Joshua (Benjamin Beresford) is born in 2002, Maxine lets Ashley believe that he is the father and Ashley is named on the birth certificate . Maxine tells Ashley the truth and he is hurt and betrayed by her actions, but he forgives her and agrees to raise Joshua as his son and asks her never to reveal to anybody that he is not Joshua's biological father . In January 2003, Maxine is murdered by Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), leaving Ashley devastated . At Maxine's funeral, her boss Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) causes a scene and accuses Richard of murdering Maxine and attempting to kill her and Emily . Later at the wake in The Rovers', Ashley is very angry with Audrey and does not accept her apology . However, he accepts the support of Audrey's daughter, Gail (Helen Worth), Richard's wife . Ashley is further devastated when a blood test confirms that Matt is indeed Joshua's biological father . </P>

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