Eileen Grimshaw

Template:Coronation Street character Eileen Grimshaw, played by Sue Cleaver, is a fictional character appearing on the soap opera Coronation Street. She is currently starting a relationship with Pat, as portrayed by Sean Hughes.

About Eileen

Eileen first appeared in 2000 with her two sons, Jason and Todd, who were conceived by different fathers. Some years later, her son Todd opened up to being Gay.

Relationships

One of Eileen's characteristics is her loneliness, since she finds it difficult to find a partner. Her promising relationship with Dennis Stringer failed when he left her for Janice Battersby. She was recently dating Ernest Bishop's killer, Ed Jackson, even after disapproval from most of the street. It was during this relationship with Ed, a Christian, that Eileen came to the conclusion that she is agnostic.

Feud with Gail Platt

Eileen's sworn enemy is Gail Platt and their infamous feud has peaked in several brawls in the street. The pair constantly spar whenever they cross paths in Weatherfield. Their rivalry resulted in Eileen being the prime suspect when Gail was stalked by someone claiming to be serial killer Richard Hillman in 2006. Eileen was eventually revealed to be an innocent party, with David Platt exposed as the hoaxer.

'Holly'

On Christmas Day 2006, Eileen got a surprise when an unknown woman dropped a baby off, claiming Jason was the father. Eileen took responsibility to look after the baby, who they called Holly due to first meeting her around Christmas period.

Jason initially didn't approve of the child and tried to convince Eileen that the baby wasn't his, but Eileen disagreed and Jason eventually called Social Services in desperation. He later admitted to calling Social Services, but admitted he had grown fond of baby Holly.

However, Eileen was due for yet another shock on 9th April 2007 when Holly's mother returned, claiming that Jason's deceased workboss, Charlie Stubbs, was in fact the father, after she found his picture in the paper. She claimed that when she met Charlie, he told her that his name was Jason Grimshaw. Holly's mother, Emma, asked Eileen for the baby back but Eileen refused and threw her out of the house, threatening to call the police. Social Services became involved in the situation, and a desperate Eileen decided the best thing to do was to "run away" with the baby. Eileen's arch-nemesis Gail Platt discovered her plan and talked to her, finally getting her to realise that the best place for Holly was with her real mother. A tearful Eileen handed Holly over on 25 April 2007.

Family

• Sons: Jason Grimshaw, Todd Grimshaw
• Grandson: Billy Platt (deceased)

See also

• Coronation Street cast