Kevin Webster is facing some dark times in Coronation Street as his 7-year-old son Jack is seriously unwell with sepsis – or blood poisoning as it’s also known. The little lad contracted the illness after falling and grazing his knee while being looked after by his older half sister, Sophie.
Jack has been fighting for his life and Kevin was forced to make a heartbreaking decision when he was told that his son will need an amputation to save his life. It’s a decision no parent should have to make and Kevin will struggle to come to terms with it.
Let’s take a trip down memory lane and remind ourselves who Kevin Webster is.
Beginnings
Kevin Webster has been a Coronation Street resident since 1983 when he arrived as Hilda Ogden’s lodger. In January 1986, Kevin met Sally Seddon and began dating her. Their relationship wasn’t always easy as Hilda thought Kevin was too good for Sally. If only she’d known she was looking at a future mayor of Weatherfield! But despite Hilda’s interference, Kevin and Sally married in October 1986. The couple had two daughters together – Rosie and Sophie.
Natalie Horrocks
Corrie’s most rock-solid couple were rocked to the core in 1996 when Kevin had an affair with cougar Natalie Horrocks, the mother of his business partner Tony. Sally discovered the truth after a scheming Natalie made sure she found out about Kev’s cheating, but Sally forgave him and they reunited. They eventually split for good when Sally had an affair with Greg Kelly and divorced in 1999.
Alison and baby Jake
Later that year Kevin began dating factory worker Alison Wakefield. She fell pregnant and they tied the knot in 2000. But their happiness was short-lived, even in soap terms, when Jake died from a Strep B infection shortly after birth. Alison was so distraught she snatched baby Bethany Platt from schoolgirl mum Sarah Platt. She eventually handed the baby over to Kevin, but then killed herself, leaving Kevin devastated.
He was over it by 2015 though when he seemed to forget he’d lost a child telling Sophie: “It must be hard to bury one of your kids.”
Marrying Sally – again
After some other flings, Kev decided he was still in love with Sally and went on a mission to win her back. They eventually re-married in 2002, although Sally was adamant it was just for the sake of their girls. During this time he employed Tyrone Dobbs to work with him at the garage, along with Tommy Harris. In 2005 Kevin found Tommy’s body in the garage after he was murdered by his daughter, Katy. Sally decided to enrol Rosie in private school meaning Kev had to work double hard to afford the fees. Sally starts working at a car showroom and has an affair with her boss Ian, who is the dad of one of Rosie’s schoolfriends. Kev and Sally stay together.
John Stape
Kevin thinks Sally is having an affair with teacher John Stape who is tutoring her A-level but it turns out he’s actually sleeping with Rosie! Kev loses his cool and beats John up leaving him severely injured. Kev is handed a 28 day jail sentence, but only serves 14 because he’s such a good boy.
Molly Dobbs
Back in 2009 Kev started falling for Tyrone’s – who was now his partner in the garage – wife Molly. They began an affair and planned to tell Sally and Tyrone that they had fallen in love and wanted to be together. But Sally dropped the bombshell that she had breast cancer and Kev couldn’t bring himself to dump her too. He told Molly that it was over between them and he wanted to support Sally, but Molly then told him she was four months pregnant and didn’t know who the father was. Kevin told her to have an abortion, but Tyrone was delighted, assuming the baby was his. She gave birth to a baby boy and she and Tyrone named him Jack after Jack Duckworth. Molly was then killed in the tram crash of 2010 – but not before telling Sally that Kevin is Jack’s dad.
Almost crushed to death
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After the truth about Molly came out Tyrone and Kev struggled to work together. In 2011 things came to a head when Tyrone smashed up a hydraulic lift Kevin bought. Later Kevin is crushed by a car he’s working on and is saved by Tyrone. Ty tells him he damaged the lift and they finally call a truce.
Jenny Bradley
In 2015 Kev began seeing old friend Jenny Bradley who eventually moved in with him and Jack. But it turned out that Jenny’s son had died and she was actually plotting to steal Jack. She kidnaps him and takes him to a flat in Hull. Rita and Kevin eventually find her on the balcony and manage to talk her down. Jenny is then sectioned.
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