who plays the original gina in coronation street
List of Coronation Street characters (1988) Gina Seddon made her first appearance on 14 March 1988. She was originally played by Julie Foy.[1] On 15 March 2017, it was announced that the character would be reintroduced, with Connie Hyde taking over the role.[1] Gina returned on 28 April 2017.
Steve McDonald (Coronation Street) Steve's storylines include his many marriages to Vicky Arden (Chloe Newsome), Karen Phillips (Suranne Jones) twice, Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), as well as Tracy giving birth to his daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) and also depression. In September 2015 Gregson announced a break due to personal reasons, and Steve was off-screen from November 2015 to 22 April 2016.