Aiden Lester

Aiden Lester is a colleague of Marcus Dent. Marcus brought him to the Rovers in May 2012 and introduced him to Maria Connor, intent on getting them together, unaware that Aiden was gay. When Maria made a move on Aiden, he revealed his sexuality to her and a shocked Marcus, and explained that he had been under the impression that Marcus was interested in him.

Marcus later consoled Aiden when his father reacted badly to the fact that he had turned out gay, much to the annoyance of Marcus' boyfriend Sean Tully. Sean's jealousy caused Marcus to storm out and go for a drink with Aiden. However, when Aiden tried to kiss Marcus he gave him the brush-off, saying that he loved Sean, despite their argument. When Marcus never returned home the same evening, instead deciding to sleep on Maria's couch, Sean assumed that he had slept with Aiden, leading to them splitting up due to Sean's insecurities.

Aiden and Marcus remained friends and eventually began dating. Eileen Grimshaw invited the couple for dinner, thinking Sean wouldn't be there as he had told them he had a date (which was just a ruse to make show off to Marcus). However, Sean returned home early from his 'date' while Aiden and Marcus were still there. He then got drunk and embarrassed himself by making snide remarks about Aiden, causing tensions to rise between the two, although Sean later apologised.

List of appearances
2012