Faye Windass
Faye Windass (née Butler) is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Ellie Leach. She was introduced as a potential adoptive child for Anna (Debbie Rush) and Eddie Windass (Steve Huison) in the episode aired on 24 January 2011.
Faye's storylines have included being adopted by Anna and Eddie, being the victim and perpetrator of bullying, contacting her birth father Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) and accusing Anna of abusing her, falling pregnant at the age of 12 and keeping it secret from her family and struggling to bond with her daughter, Miley (Erin, Eilah and Elsie Halliwell).
Storylines
Backstory
Faye was born in 2002 to Jenny Butler and Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine). Tim was drove out of Faye's life and left when she was two years old. Faye was taken into care when her mother left Faye unsupervised and a neighbour informed social services.
2011-
Faye is introduced to Anna and Eddie by her social worker, Hilary Pugsley (Caroline Pegg). After several visits, Faye begins to like the Windasses but the adoption is threatened by the revelation that their son, Gary (Mikey North), has been discharged from the army and will be living with them. Despite this, Faye stays the night at the Windasses' for the first time in February. When Faye visits in March, she is annoyed to discover that Eddie and Anna have been searching her bag and she storms out in a mood. Gary, however, speaks to Faye and convinces her that they can be trusted. When Faye stays overnight, Eddie accidentally washes Faye's blanket, she is furious and tells him that it is the only thing that she has to remember her mother by before insisting on returning to her foster home. Faye moves in with the Windass family permanently in April 2011.
