Bertie Osbourne

Bertie Osbourne is the son of Daniel Osbourne and Sinead Tinker. He was named after Albert Tatlock, the uncle of Ken Barlow's first wife Val, and who Ken himself, and his family, came to call "uncle" by habit over many years and who was the inspiration for Daniel's own middle name.

In January 2019, Sinead was informed by doctors that the cervical cancer she was uffering from had spread and this meant that she would have to be induced early at only six months in order to allow her to start radiotherapy as soon as possible. Her son was born on 14th January, but due to being premature was kept in an incubator and away from his mother. Daniel was still able to visit his son however, and would continuously video chat with his wife to allow her the chance to see him.

Before long Daniel's father Ken turned up at the hospital, despite not having been invited by his son due to their strained relationship. Sinead was able to persuade Daniel to take Ken to visit his grandson and, after a heartfelt moment where Daniel revealed his fears about Sinead and his son's ill health, Daniel agreed to name their son after Albert Tatlock - a man Ken had known as a fatherly figure in his youth.

In March 2019, Bertie was well enough to be released from the hospital and Sinead and Daniel held a party at their flat to celebrate his homecoming.

Background information

 * Bertie was born onscreen in January 2019 but was not played by an actor until the following March due to his premature birth. Since then, he has been played by Eli & Rufus Morgan-Smith.

List of appearances
2019

(Uncredited appearances)