Gloria Todd

Gloria Todd was taken on at the Rovers by temporary manager Frank Harvey at the same time that Betty Turpin had taken on Maureen Barnett, but Gloria had never worked behind a bar before. Frank asked Gloria out for a meal, leaving Maureen on her own.

Gloria became firm friends with Bet Lynch and was bridesmaid when she married Alec Gilroy in September 1987. Gloria was unlucky in love, and at one point had a daliance with Alan Bradley until she discovered that he was also seeing Rita Fairclough. Gloria had a string of admirers, including Bet's live-in lover at the Rovers, Frank Mills, who threw Bet out after he made a pass at Gloria.

In November 1988, Rovers cleaner Sandra Stubbs threw a pint over Gloria and called her a smug tart, as she had been seeing Sandra's boyfriend, Pete Shaw behind her back. They were in love according to Gloria. Alec Gilroy sacked Sandra for fighting with Gloria, but Gloria resigned so that Sandra could be reinstated. She left the Rovers and the Street.