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1 day ago · Coronation Street ’s Gail, who has been living on the street for 50 years, has been married a whopping six times, tying the knot with one of her grooms more than once. Here’s a rundown of all ...
1 day ago · Gail, a resident of the street for half a century, has been wed an impressive six times, even remarrying one of her former husbands. Here's a brief overview of all of Gail's marriages and the fate ...
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Nicholas Paul "Nick" Tilsley (previously Platt) is the oldest of Gail Rodwell's children and co-owner of Viaduct Bistro with his fiancée Leanne Battersby.
Born on New Year's Eve 1980, "Nicky" was incredibly close to his father Brian Tilsley. After Brian was stabbed to death, Nicky was adopted by Gail's second husband Martin Platt but changed his surname back to Tilsley in 1995 in order to inherit 5 Coronation Street as a condition of his grandmother Ivy Brennan's will.
Nick married Leanne, his childhood sweetheart, in secret when he was seventeen, much to the disapproval of both their families. After a year, Leanne fell pregnant but Nick wasn't ready to be a dad and paid for Leanne to have an abortion, causing them to separate. Nick spent most of the next decade working in Canada and Nottingham, with a year's sojourn in Weatherfield in 2003 in which he worked as assistant manager at Underworld while pursuing a romance with Maria Sutherland.
Nick moved back to Weatherfield in 2009 and set up Nick's Bistro after a period running the factory with Carla Connor. His heart was set on marrying Leanne but he had to wait until 2013 as Leanne initially chose Peter Barlow over him; it wasn't until Peter's affair with Carla that Leanne divorced him and reconciled with Nick. In 2013, Nick and his half-brother David Platt were involved in a car crash which left Nick with brain damage. Nick's injury resulted in uncontrollable mood swings which strained his marriage to the point where he and Leanne inevitably separated.
In 2015, Nick supported a troubled Carla, resulting in a relationship. They were married in 2016, but on the wedding day Nick learned that Carla had cheated on him and the union was quickly annulled. Nick swiftly returned to Leanne and was excited by the prospect of being a father figure to Oliver, her son with Steve McDonald. However, his paranoia over Steve and the ever-looming Peter soured his relationship with Leanne and Nick made the decision to leave Weatherfield for both of their sakes.
Nick settled in Nottingham and married Elsa, starting Bergman's Bar and Grill together, but within two years he was back with Leanne in Weatherfield, severing ties with Elsa. A costly divorce followed with Nick swindling his grandmother Audrey Roberts out of £80,000 to pay off Elsa. Nick was charged, but got off with a light sentence due to his brain injury. In 2020, while supporting Leanne through Oliver's tragic death from mitochondrial disease, Nick found out that he was a father to nine-year-old Sam Blakeman, the son of his ex-girlfriend Natasha. Upon Natasha's death in 2021, he and Leanne gained custody of the boy.
1981-1996: Early years
Nick Tilsley was the first-born child and only son of Brian Tilsley and Gail Platt. He was born on New Year's Eve 1980 and was originally named Daniel David Tilsley, until it was pointed out to Gail that his initials would be 'DDT'. Because of this, she and Brian renamed him Nicholas Paul prior to his christening, and growing up he was known as "Nicky". Nicky's first few years were spent in a happy home but over time Brian and Gail clashed strongly over Gail's desire to work and get out from under her interfering mother-in-law Ivy Tilsley's thumb. They also fought over Brian's immaturity. By 1986 Gail had had an affair with Tilsley family cousin Ian Latimer, falling pregnant; Brian and Gail split up. The child, Sarah Louise, was Brian's but he refused to believe it. Brian began dating lawyer Liz Turnbull with Nicky a major issue throughout the relationship: Gail resented the thought of Liz spending time with him. Liz finally dumped Brian because she realised Nicky meant more to Brian than she ever could. Meanwhile, Gail was dating plumber Jeff Singleton. When Brian saw Jeff and his son together he snapped and kidnapped Nicky. The police set up a nationwide search, leading to a standoff between Gail and Brian at a motorway service station where Brian again departed with his son. Finally, Brian realised Nicky needed his mother and Brian and Gail reconciled. Gail and Brian remarried in 1988 but the marriage was one of convenience as they had become very different people. In 1989 Gail told Brian she wanted a divorce, leading to a major argument when Gail refused to let Brian take Nicky. Brian stormed out, going to one of the clubs he had begun frequenting. When he stepped in to help a girl who was being pestered by a group of men in an alleyway, he was stabbed to death... After his father's murder Nicky began to act out but Martin Platt proved a calming influence. In 1991 Gail and Martin, now married, planned to have Martin adopt Nicky and change his last name to Platt. This would become a huge source of conflict in the family upon Ivy's death. Nicky became an altar-boy at St. Luke's, which Ivy made him do in exchange for getting him a place on the football team. When Martin dragged Nicky away from the football pitch Ivy reported Gail to Social Services as an unfit mother. In spite of these difficulties the adoption proceeded. Nicky slowly began to regard Brian as the saint his grandma Ivy painted him to be, resulting in friction with Martin. Nicky saw Brian as tough and Martin as soft, telling Martin to not try to order him around as Martin wasn't his biological father. Nicky began to rebel, taking up smoking and demanding to be called 'Nick'. When Ivy died in 1995 her will stipulated that Nick must revert to his original surname Tilsley in order to inherit her house. This he did and the family became embroiled in a row over the property which was still occupied by Ivy's widower Don. Don eventually bought the house from Nick for £12,000. In July 1996 Nick chose to stay at home while the rest of the family went on holiday to Prestatyn. He got sick of his grandmother Audrey Roberts fussing over him and ran off. He was missing for weeks and the family feared the worst. When he returned he claimed he'd been living rough in London and eventually went to work in a cafe. Martin was furious with him but Gail was mostly relieved. Nick's bold stories caused Jamie Armstrong to want to run away to London; when angrily confronted by Jamie's mother Tricia, Nick admitted that he'd only lasted two hours in London and spent the rest of his time in Torquay. In 1996 Nick went to Canada with his family to visit his uncle Stephen Reid however did not return with them, having decided to use his inheritance to enrol in a private school there. He returned in 1997 to attend Don's funeral. He decided to remain in the UK and studied PE at Granston Technical College.
1997-1999: Relationship with Leanne
Nick lost his virginity to Leanne Battersby. Their fling was kept secret as Nick knew Gail did not approve of Leanne or her family. They chose to elope to Scotland and broke the news to his horrified mother. They eventually rented a room at 4 Coronation Street from Ashley Peacock and tried life as a married couple. While Nick was at college studying humanities, his class had a visit from convicted murderer Darren Whateley, who was giving a first hand account of prison life. Nick was horrified to discover that he had come face to face with his father's killer. He wanted to make Darren pay and when he learned Darren was facing parole soon he began to write under Leanne's name, asking to meet Darren. Darren agreed, and when he was released went to see Leanne, assuming she wanted him. Leanne was frightened by him and furious with Nick for putting her in danger. Darren attempted to rape her. When Nick told Darren who he was Darren threatened to kill Nick the same way he'd killed Brian, but then got Nick to realise he was still too young to understand what had happened. Nick told the police what Darren had done, and he was returned to Strangeways Jail for breaching his parole conditions. Leanne's money was not enough for the couple to live on so Nick became a model for teacher Miranda Peters. Leanne eventually began to suspect him of adultery and confronted him as he posed for Miranda. She left him, even refusing to attend his eighteenth birthday party. Nick was shocked when Leanne told him of her pregnancy. Miranda told him Leanne should have an abortion and Nick demanded her to do so. Leanne somewhat reluctantly agreed and was then upset to learn he had told everyone she'd lost the baby. Nick decided to move back to Canada, going on his own when Leanne told him she didn't love him.
1999-2004: Return and Maria Sutherland
Nick arrived for his mother's wedding to Richard Hillman in July 2002. He began a relationship with Maria Sutherland and she left with him for Canada. She returned soon after, unhappy with the experience . Nick returned in September 2003 and became friends with his younger sister Sarah's boyfriend Todd Grimshaw. Todd and Sarah were having problems, and one night while Nick was asleep a tipsy Todd kissed him on the lips. Nick was in no way receptive to Todd's advances and was disgusted when Sarah forgave Todd. Nick found work at Mike Baldwin's factory, Underworld. When Janice Battersby made fun of him, he planted alcohol in her bag and had her fired, but was forced to reinstate her when cleaner Harry Flagg said he had seen what Nick had done. When Janice accidentally started a fire at the factory, Nick saved her, and was hailed for his efforts. Nick reconciled with Maria and she moved into his family home at No.8, although Gail did not care for her. Meanwhile, Nick's ex-wife Leanne had recently returned to Weatherfield. She was angry with Maria for sleeping with her sister Toyah's boyfriend, John Arnley. Following a promotion with his new job at Fletchers, Nick and Maria planned to move to Nottingham but Leanne, determined to split the young lovers up, convinced Nick to come round to her flat and sent Maria a photo of the two of them together. Maria broke off their engagement, branding him untrustworthy and selfish, and Nick moved to Nottingham alone.
Nick made his first appearance in January 1981, though he was born a few days earlier on New Year's Eve 1980. The first actor to portray Nick was Warren Jackson who was selected because his parents were friends of Christopher Quinten, who played his onscreen father Brian Tilsley. Jackson played the role until the age of 15, when he decided to quit in order to concentrate on his GCSEs. He made his final appearance in September 1996. Although Jackson planned on returning when his exams finished, in 1997 the decision was made by new producer Brian Park to recast the character to take him in a new direction. In a later interview, Jackson revealed that he was never informed of his axing by producers and only learned of it when a reporter arrived at his home.
The second actor to play Nick was Adam Rickitt, who made his first appearance in October 1997. This earned Rickitt a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the National Television Awards in 1998, one of his fellow nominees being on-screen wife Jane Danson, who played Leanne Tilsley. However, both lost out to Emmerdale's Anna Brecon. Rickitt left the role in April 1999 to focus on his music career. He made a short return in mid-2002 and returned a second time from September 2003 to July 2004. This second stint included an unconscious Nick being kissed by Todd Grimshaw, which has been called the first gay kiss on Coronation Street.
In 2009, producers decided to bring back the character. The offer was made for Rickitt to resume the role but he declined to return, choosing instead to work on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. In July 2009, plans were announced to recast the role. In October, former Footballers' Wives star Ben Price was announced as the new Nick Tilsley. The character returned full-time in December 2009.
In January 2017, it was announced that Ben Price had quit the role of Nick for personal reasons, revealing that he wanted to spend more time with his family in London. His final scenes were filmed that April and the character departed on 2nd June. Nick returned once more in October 2018.
Jun 12, 2022 · He married wife Alexandra Wheeler in 2005, with whom he shares two children. Coronation Street's Nick Tilsley and David Platt (Image: ITV) The couple are said to have met on the set of play...
Jul 29, 2024 · Coronation Street’s Gail fell in love with much younger man Martin Platt and despite the disapproval of the scandalised locals, the pair settled down and tied the knot. The couple’s son David was born and things looked good.
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Gail felt very guilty after Sarah returned home. She breaks down and tells Martin she wants a divorce. Martin moves out in October 2000, and he and Gail divorce the following year. Soon after Martin leaves, Gail gets a job as a receptionist in the newly built medical centre.
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