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Toyah and her family, Les (step-father), Janice (mother) and Leanne
(half-sister) moved into 5 Coronation Street in the summer of 97. She
was soon in trouble with her neighbours especially Curly who found it hard to
cope with the volume of her ghetto-blaster and Rita was also on the receiving
end of some cheek and minor pilfering. Toyah and Leanne were also involved in
some under-age drinking at No. 5.
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Toyah ran away to London in 1998 to try and find her real father, ex-jailbird
Ronnie Clegg. However Ronnie had moved home leaving Toyah at the mercy of his
ex-prison cell partner Neil Flynn who masqueraded as her father. Eventually
realising this Toyah attempted to escape but was bound and gagged and then
taken to some woods. Luckily Toyah managed to escape unharmed when Neil was
distracted by a couple walking their dog and was eventually rescued by Janice
and Les.
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The start of Toyah's reform involved securing a job as a waitress at the Cafe
working under Gail Tilsley. Her first boyfriend, Phillip Dobson ("Dobber"),
was a bad influence and encouraged Toyah to steal from the Cafe. She
eventually saw through him and decided to forget about men and concentrate on
her studies. With the help of Ken Barlow, a retired school teacher, she
improved her grades and won a Just 17 magazine writing competiton.
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During the spring of 99 the Battersbys took a caravan holiday in Wales.
During the holiday Toyah was smitten on site worker Owen who for some
inexplicable reason was more interested in Toyah's mum Janice. This led to
huge ructions between Toyah and her mum but they eventually made-up and Owen
was soon forgotten.
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Toyah was always attracted to Spider (Geoffrey) Nugent, Emily Bishop's
nephew. It started as an unrequited schoolgirl crush which lead to Toyah
helping in Spider's environmental campaigns such as sabotage at Betterbuy's
Supermarket and the occupation of the Red Rec. Spider was more interested in
Natalie's niece Lorraine. True love won through however under the 1999 Solar
eclipse and Toyah and Spider are now living together in a bedsit.
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Toyah has now split from Spider who has left to rediscover himself in India
and maybe a new romance with long term admirer Tyrone Dobbs is on the cards
perhaps starting with some driving lessons.
She achieved 3 grade 'E's
A levels at college and now is set for Weatherfield Metropolitan University
(formerly Inkerman Street Tech.) and a course in Journalism. Her summer job
at Radio Weatherfield should have provided some valuable practical
experience.
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With Leanne having left to travel the world, Toyah has now taken over as the
32nd and the most lovely barmaid of the Rover's Return in order to pay her
way through college. She has also left the bedsit and moved into Leanne's old
room at the Rovers.
What with her jobs in the cafe and the Rovers and University studies Toyah
will be extremely busy and we should see a lot more of her in the future of
the Street (goodie!)
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Toyah has continued to juggle two jobs and a student life. This has left
little time for romance with only a brief fling with Andy MacDonald providing
any excitement. She has however helped in other's love lives including
bringing Hayley and Roy back together and, as always, sorting out Janice and
Les.
She still has the militant tendencies instilled by Spider with successful
campaigns fought to save the Street's cobbles, fighting for her former
neighbour, Phil Simmonds against the evil landlord Dougie Ferguson and
striking against the Rover's new management skimpy uniform policy.
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The year 2001 has taken a dark turn for Toyah with the Rover's becoming an
increasing unpleasant place to live and work. The new Rover's boss Dougie
Ferguson is a complete contrast to the kind and understanding Roy and
uses bullying tactics to force Toyah to work long hours.
Worst was to come when the nasty piece of work, Peter Barlow, was taken on
as cellar man. Late night card games were organised with Toyah expected to
wait hand and foot on the participants. Peter stole and watered down the
whisky which eventually led to Toyah being wrongly accused by Dougie of
calling Trading Standards and she was fired.
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On the night of being fired Toyah decided to forget her troubles and go to
the student union with Sam, the Masked Python. On the way back home to the
Rover's she was brutally attacked by Phil Simmonds, the person she had gone
out of her way to help find accommodation. Toyah's life is
left shattered and she now needs all the support that Janice and Les and her
friends Geena, Roy and Hayley can provide.
The cobbles may have been saved and the Rover's is not to become the Boozy
Newt but has Coronation Street lost something far more important?
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Toyah is now bringing her life back together. She has resumed work at the
Cafe and the Rovers and also embarked on a romance with mechanic and
part-time stripper Sam Kingston. Toyah is also to restart University.
Phil Simmonds pleaded guilty after Toyah
visited him in prison and was given a 10 year sentence.
Spider is due to reappear in the Street in
October and this may provide Sam some rivalry for Toyah's affections.
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