Raquel Watts
Raquel Catherine Watts (née Wolstenhulme) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Sarah Lancashire.
Storylines
1991–96
Raquel is established as the daughter of a strict Catholic father and heavy-drinking mother, estranged from her father after partaking in semi-nude modelling. She is introduced as an assistant at Weatherfield's Bettabuys supermarket, working alongside Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy), with whom she begins a relationship. They separate when Raquel develops feelings for a photographer and moves to London to become a model. Disappointed by the calibre of work she is offered, Raquel returns to Weatherfield and becomes a barmaid at the Rovers Return Inn. She moves in with local bookmaker Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss) and they develop a sexual relationship, but he evicts her when his estranged wife Steph (Amelia Bullmore) returns to him. Landlady Bet Gilroy (Julie Goodyear) allows Raquel to move into the Rovers. She dates Weatherfield County FC striker Wayne Farrell (Ray Polhill), but breaks up with him and pushes him into a canal when she discovers that he is cheating on her. Des and Raquel repair their relationship and move back in together, but break up once more when Des has an affair with Raquel's workmate Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope).
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