<Ul> <Li> Carla Connor </Li> <Li> Aidan Connor </Li> <Li> Kate Connor </Li> <Li> Johnny Connor </Li> </Ul> <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), being kidnapped and stalked by her ex-boyfriend Will Chatterton (Leon Ockenden), and being held hostage and later shot by Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre) on the day of her wedding to Robert . </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>

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