Andrea Beckett was a receptionist and college classmate of Steve McDonald's who had a romance with Lloyd Mullaney.
At the time she and Lloyd got together in 2014, Andrea was still secretly married to her husband Neil, with whom she had a daughter, Jessica. She broke it off to be with Lloyd, leading Neil to stalk the couple in the hopes of winning Andrea back. This culminated in a rooftop protest in Coronation Street, with Andrea ending up dangling from the guttering of the Rovers Return, before Neil finally accepted that his marriage was over.
In 2015, Andrea got a job managing a boutique hotel in Jersey and left Weatherfield with Lloyd. Their baby girl was born there the following year.
Biography
When Steve McDonald enrolled on a history course at college primarily to help his daughter Amy Barlow more with her school homework, he began to hang out and talk to Andrea. They were both around the same age and older than many of the other students in the class. They grew close and Steve later confided in his girlfriend Michelle Connor - who insisted he needed to find a friend - although he made out that Andrea wasn't good looking, knowing that Michelle's jealousy might have sabotaged their relationship.
When Andrea turned up unannounced at the Rovers in December 2013, Michelle was put out to see the pair laughing and joking together, and infuriated when Steve admitted that Andrea had accompanied him on a shopping trip and picked out a green blouse which he'd bought Michelle for Christmas. Steve's friend Lloyd Mullaney also showed interest towards Andrea and wanted to buy her a drink, which made Steve slightly jealous.
After Michelle had a pregnancy scare in January 2014, she suggested that Steve underwent a vasectomy. Refusing, Steve confided in his friends. Although Lloyd and Eileen Grimshaw saw it as a laughing matter, Andrea told him to stand up to Michelle, and he acted upon her advice. An angry Michelle imposed a "sex ban" on Steve, but he got his own back by inviting Andrea round to study with him, knowing full-well that she annoyed Michelle.
Throughout all of this, Andrea had kept secret the fact that she had a husband, Neil, who was away in Nigeria working as an engineer. Andrea began a relationship with Lloyd, still keeping this hidden.
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Personality
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Relationships
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Hobbies and interests
Andrea was a good darts player.
Background information
Hayley Tamaddon's casting as Andrea was announced in October 2013 and she made her on-screen debut in December that year. Almost a month after her first appearance, it was announced that Tamaddon's contract would be extended for another six months as Producer Stuart Blackburn was impressed with her as the character.
First and last lines
"I'll have a dry white wine please, Michelle." (First line)
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"You okay?" (Final line, to Lloyd Mullaney)
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List of addresses
| Address | Duration |
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| Unknown | until August 2014 |
| 15a Victoria Street | August 2014 to 23rd September 2015 |
| Jersey | September 2015 onwards |