Celebrating two years of Johnny Connor

(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog October 2017, reposted to this blog with permission.)


Guest blog post from Rachel Doyle who is on Twitter @Rachel_Doyle72  and @JohnnyC_Corrie    


On 5th October 2015 Johnny Connor burst into the factory and onto our screens. Demanding his money back from son Aidan, who had stole £100,000 from him, this was our first glimpse of the future boss of ‘Underworld’.

Now, two years down the line it’s been quite a journey for Mr Connor who amongst other things found out he was the father of Carla Connor after secretly doing a DNA test. This caused quite a stir within the Connor clan with his son Aidan virtually disowning him. Thankfully all came good in the end and the family became a strong unit once more.

What hasn’t been good for poor Johnny though was his recent Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis which came as a real shock for Johnny, his family and girlfriend (now wife) Jenny Bradley.

Richard Hawley who plays Johnny did lots of research into MS and worked with the MS Society to make the storyline more realistic. He also met with Richard Bones who suffers from MS to gain more knowledge of the condition.

After his diagnosis Johnny broke up with Jenny as he didn’t want her to end up becoming his carer if his health started to deteriorate. Viewers thought they may never tie the knot but in September they did just that albeit in a hospital at Rita’s bedside who was very ill. They found out poor Rita was suffering a brain tumour.

Johnny has brought lots of fun moments to The Street and lots of drama too in the two years he’s been on our screens. Richard Hawley is a fantastic actor and he plays the part of Johnny perfectly.

I've been lucky enough to meet Richard. He's brilliant, a really interesting guy. I'm thrilled he joined 'Coronation Street'. I've been watching Corrie for 37 years now and Johnny Connor is my favourite character by far! Long may he walk the streets of Weatherfield!

I also hope that Johnny and Jenny will stay together and become one of the Streets golden couples. They are both fantastic characters and there could be so many twists and turns in their married life especially with Jenny being so feisty. I hope the characters get the storylines they deserve.

Rachel Doyle

@Rachel_Doyle72  (Twitter)

@JohnnyC_Corrie   (My Johnny Connor Fan Account, Twitter)

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