Annabelle Johnson

Annabelle Johnson and her husband Leonard were neighbours of Tim and Sandra Arden in Fernwood Place, Handforth.

The couples' respective daughters Belinda and Victoria were best friends, leading Belinda to invite Vicky to live with her family after she was orphaned in 1991. Leonard and Annabelle were unaware of the girls' plans, leading Vicky's grandfather Alec Gilroy to invite the couple to the Rovers Return, where Vicky was living temporarily, to inform them what their daughter was scheming and ask if they'd be willing to apply for custody of Vicky. Annabelle was dismayed to learn what Belinda had been up to and remarked that it was typical of her to do everything on impulse. Explaining to Alec - who she called "Mr. Kilroy" several times until he corrected her - that they wouldn't have made such a decision without consulting him, Annabelle told him that they didn't feel it necessary to apply for custody as Vicky had him, who clearly cared for her a great deal.

The matter reared its head again the next day when Vicky, unwilling to accept the Johnsons' decision until she'd spoken to them personally, paid Belinda a surprise visit. Once Alec arrived to collect her, he attempted to lay the subject to rest by forcing Annabelle to give the girl a definitive answer. Begrudgingly, Annabelle told Vicky that there wasn't room for her - a statement which Belinda knew to be untrue, thereby revealing to Vicky that she simply wasn't wanted. As the girls stormed off in a huff, Annabelle lamented the fact that she was now the villain of the piece.