Changes: Nicola Rubenstein

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Nicola Rubenstein is a character in Coronation Street who first appeared in 2017. She is the illegitimate daughter of Pat Phelan.

Biography[]

Backstory[]

Nicola Rubenstein was born on the 15th May 1990. Her mum Annabel had a fling with Pat Phelan 9 months earlier. Nicola grew up thinking Isaac Rubenstein was her father. Nicola had an older half sister. Nicola later trained as a case worker and one of her clients was Seb Franklin.

2017-2018[]

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When Seb was due to be released from prison after serving a short time for the assault on Jackson Hodge, Nicola approached Pat Phelan at his builder's yard on Victoria Street to ask him to give Jackson a job, as she knew he was close to Jackson and had supported Jackson's girlfriend Faye Windass during her time in prison. Pat agrees to give the lad a job.

Overtime, Pat can't help but notice Nicola looks familiar and comes to realise she is the daughter of an old girlfriend of his. It is later revealed that Nicola is actually the daughter of Pat himself, conceived from an affair he had with her mother. Nicola was angry at the revelation, however overtime softened up to Pat and wanted to spend more time with him.

Despite Pat's attempts to want to be a loving father, Nicola had been given hints from some street residents about his darker nature. Yasmeen Nazir revealed that Pat lost some residents a lot of money in a flat scam, and when Nicola approached Pat over the matter he revealed it was his friend Vinny Ashford who conned them, and that he has been working hard to pay everyone back. Anna Windass (a victim of Pat's cons which tore her family apart a few years before) wasn't too pleased and warned Nicola about her father, but Eileen (Pat's wife) got Anna to do one. Nicola herself also saw signs that Pat may not be the all loving decent man he appears to be, as he was prone to outbursts on several occasions, however he later put it down to stress which she bought into and still saw him as a good man.

Yet everyone told Nicola how bad her father can be. When Nicola visited a family friend, Lydia Hartman, she said that Isaac was not her blood father, and Pat Phelan was. Lydia was shocked and knew more than she said. Anna Windass told Nicola how Phelan forced her to sleep with him in order to release Owen Armstrong from a contract. Anna told Nicola it is up to her if she believes her but says that is the truth. Lydia also told Nicola the truth, that Phelan forced himself on Nicola's mother and Nicola is the product of rape. Nicola was close to telling Eileen the truth, however Anna told her not to, and urged Nicola that it was best to move away.

Although Nicola claimed to be moving to Australia, she remained in the United Kingdom, however wanted nothing to do with her father.

After Anna was sent down in January 2018 for the attempted murder of Seb (having been set up by Phelan), Nicola turned up at Phelan's builders yard, telling her father that she wanted to make amends as she believes Anna to be a liar. Phelan forgives her, and is impressed with Nicola stands up for him against Gary. However Nicola later picks up Gary and takes her back to her house, where she is hiding Seb, as he fears for his life after realising Phelan murdered Luke Britton. Nicola hopes now that she is earning her dad's trust, she can get access to his house and office and hope to expose the truth about him once and for all.

2019[]

Nicole returned in January 2019 to visit Eileen and Gary. Realising Gary was having financial trouble she said that he can stop paying maintenance towards Zack for a short while until he gets back on his feet, although a proud Gary refused her offer. Gary's girlfriend Sarah became jealous of Nicola's visit due to her previous relationship with Gary. Nicola left to return to Bristol following her visit to the street.

In May 2021 when Seb was killed, Nicola never visited Weatherfield to attend his funeral or comfort Eileen and Abi.

Trivia[]

Nicola Thorp joined the role of Nicola in June 2017, as the long-lost daughter of villainous Pat Phelan. Her role in the series was to imply that the crooked and sociopathic Pat may finally change his ways having finally found a family.
Thorp departed from the show in June 2018 after appearing for 12 months. This came after the conclusion of the Pat Phelan saga, following Pat being killed by Anna Windass and ending his four year reign of terror.
Thorp briefly reprised the role for 5 episodes from January to February 2019.

Appendices[]

List of addresses[]

Address	Duration
5 Viola Court	August 2017 to 18th April 2018
11 Coronation Street	18th April 2018 to 13th June 2018
Bristol	13th June 2018 onwards

Employment history[]

Role	Institution	Duration
Social worker	Social Services	Unknown to 2018

Memorable info[]

Appearances: 12 June 2017-13 June 2018, 21 January 2019-1 February 2019

Born: 15th May 1990

Full Name: Nicola Rubenstein

Parents: Annabel Rubinstein and Pat Phelan

Siblings: 1 sister

Spouse:

Children: Zac Rubinstein (2018) (With Gary Windass)

Grandfathers: Mr. Phelan

Grandmothers: Mrs. Phelan

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 |status=Alive
 |birth=15th May 1990
+|cause/reason=Returned back to [[Bristol]]
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 |occupation=Social worker
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 Yet everyone told Nicola how bad her father can be. When Nicola visited a family friend, [[Lydia Hartman]], she said that Isaac was not her blood father, and Pat Phelan was. Lydia was shocked and knew more than she said. Anna Windass told Nicola how Phelan forced her to sleep with him in order to release Owen Armstrong from a contract. Anna told Nicola it is up to her if she believes her but says that is the truth. Lydia also told Nicola the truth, that Phelan forced himself on Nicola's mother and Nicola is the product of rape. Nicola was close to telling Eileen the truth, however Anna told her not to, and urged Nicola that it was best to move away.
-Although Nicola claimed to be moving to Austrlia, she remained in the United Kingdom, however wanted nothing to do with her father.
+Although Nicola claimed to be moving to Australia, she remained in the United Kingdom, however wanted nothing to do with her father.
 After Anna was sent down in January 2018 for the attempted murder of Seb (having been set up by Phelan), Nicola turned up at Phelan's builders yard, telling her father that she wanted to make amends as she believes Anna to be a liar. Phelan forgives her, and is impressed with Nicola stands up for him against Gary. However Nicola later picks up Gary and takes her back to her house, where she is hiding Seb, as he fears for his life after realising Phelan murdered [[Luke Britton]]. Nicola hopes now that she is earning her dad's trust, she can get access to his house and office and hope to expose the truth about him once and for all.
 ===2019===
-Nicole returned in February 2019 to visit Eileen and Gary. Realising Gary was having financial trouble she said that he can stop paying maintenance towards Zack for a short while until he gets back on his feet, although a proud Gary refused her offer. Gary's girlfriend [[Sarah Barlow|Sarah]] became jealous of Nicola's visit due to her previous relationship with Gary. Nicola left to return to Bristol following her visit to the street.
+Nicole returned in January 2019 to visit Eileen and Gary. Realising Gary was having financial trouble she said that he can stop paying maintenance towards Zack for a short while until he gets back on his feet, although a proud Gary refused her offer. Gary's girlfriend [[Sarah Barlow|Sarah]] became jealous of Nicola's visit due to her previous relationship with Gary. Nicola left to return to Bristol following her visit to the street.
+In May 2021 when Seb was killed, Nicola never visited Weatherfield to attend his funeral or comfort Eileen and Abi.
 ==Trivia==
 *[[Nicola Thorp]] joined the role of Nicola in June 2017, as the long-lost daughter of villainous [[Pat Phelan]]. Her role in the series was to imply that the crooked and sociopathic Pat may finally change his ways having finally found a family.
 *Thorp departed from the show in June 2018 after appearing for 12 months. This came after the conclusion of the Pat Phelan saga, following Pat being killed by [[Anna Windass]] and ending his four year reign of terror.
 *Thorp briefly reprised the role for 5 episodes from January to February 2019.
+==Appendices==
+===List of addresses===
+{| width="80%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" valign="top"
+|- bgcolor="#FFA500"
+! Address !! Duration
+|-
+|[[5 Viola Court]]||August 2017 to 18th April 2018
+|-
+|[[Number 11 Coronation Street|11 Coronation Street]]||18th April 2018 to 13th June 2018
+|-
+|[[Bristol]]||13th June 2018 onwards
+|}
+===Employment history===
+{| width="80%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" valign="top"
+|- bgcolor="#FFA500"
+! Role !! Institution !! Duration
+|-
+|Social worker||Social Services||Unknown to 2018
+|}
 ==Memorable info==
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 '''Grandmothers''': [[Mrs. Phelan]]
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+[[Category:Coronation Street characters]]
-[[Category:Past characters.]]
+[[Category:Past characters]]
 [[Category:Characters first seen in 2017.]]
 [[Category:1990 Births]]