<P> Michelle Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, portrayed by former Hear'Say singer, Kym Marsh . The character first appeared on - screen during the episode airing on 3 April 2006 . Marsh took maternity leave in January 2011, and the character returned on 3 November 2011 . </P> <P> Michelle's storylines have included a serious relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), discovering that her son had been swapped at birth, the death of her eldest brother Paul (Sean Gallagher) in 2007, and the murder of her other brother Liam (Rob James - Collier) in 2008 . Other storylines have focused on the relationships with her sisters - in - law, Carla (Alison King) and Maria (Samia Ghadie), her failed engagement to Ciaran McCarthy (Keith Duffy), surviving a minibus crash, becoming pregnant with Steve's baby, learning that Steve has also impregnated Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and delivering a stillborn son, Ruairi, a relationship with Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill), and being kidnapped, tied up and gagged by her ex-boyfriend, Will Chatterton (Leon Ockenden). </P> <P> Michelle auditions as a background singer for Vernon Tomlin's (Ian Reddington) band and also gets a job as barmaid at The Rovers Return Inn . She is soon joined by her son, Ryan (Ben Thompson), and her brothers, Paul (Sean Gallagher) and Liam (Rob James - Collier). It is established that Michelle had Ryan when she was a teenager and that Ryan's father, Dean, was killed in a car accident five years before . Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) falls for Michelle immediately but his mother, Liz (Beverley Callard), does not approve of Michelle as Vernon is clearly attracted to her . </P> <P> When Michelle's sister - in - law, Carla Connor (Alison King), married to Paul, hints that Paul and Liam have a secret, she confronts them . Paul denies it but Liam admits that Paul actually drove on the night Dean died, not him . She lashes out violently at her brothers for hiding Paul's crime and struggles to forgive them but does keep the truth from Ryan . After having a brief fling with Steve, Michelle begins dating Sonny Dhillon (Pal Aron) but ends it after discovering he is bisexual and having an affair with Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). Devastated, Michelle ends her friendship with Sean . </P>

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