Chesney Brown Chesney Eric Brown ( previously Battersby - Brown ) is the brother of Billy Brown and Fiz Stape and son of Cilla Battersby - Brown . While his upbringing was not as traumatic as Fiz ' s early years , Chesney was often left home alone and had to put up with the many " uncles " Cilla brought to their flat . Chesney found some stability with Les Battersby , but Les abandoned the family after a few years , with Cilla soon following . An increasingly bitter Chesney was left to be taken care of by Fiz , but her relationship problems often overshadowed her duties as guardian . Storylines . Chesney arrived in late 2003 . Cilla ' s boyfriend Les Battersby took them in and Chesney soon bonded with Les and saw him as the father figure he never had . Chesney also got on well with Fiz ' s then boyfriend Kirk Sutherland who was also a lodger at 5 Coronation Street at that time . In early 2004 , Chesney smashed Rita Sullivan ' s shop window with a football , and stole some sweets from inside The Kabin . Eventually , Rita had had enough of Chesney and when she caught him shoplifting again , she clipped him round the ear . Chesney fell against some shelving and hurt his head . He wasn ' t hurt badly but when Cilla learned of the incident she spotted an opportunity for compensation . She happily made the most out of her son ' s injuries . The family had Chesney checked up at Weatherfield General , with Cilla prompting her son to complain of fake symptoms so that he would be certified with extreme concussion as a consequence of Rita ' s ' abuse ' . Rita was arrested and charged with assaulting a minor and Cilla set about trying to ruin Rita ' s reputation . Cilla coached Chesney into saying the ' right ' answers and Rita was ordered to pay £500 in damages to the family and £500 in court fees . Rita continued to hate Cilla , but beared no ill - will against Chesney , she even took him in one night when he had nowhere else to go and later employed him to do the paper round . Chesney attempted to run away after his mum left without him but Les took him back in . He was given a pure breed Great Dane dog , Schmeichel , named after Danish footballer Peter Schmeichel , by the Duckworths . He also made friends with Sophie Webster . Later that year , Cilla started to abuse Chesney , such as threatening to hit him if he told Les about her affairs and also running away with him as she taunted him about nobody loving him . Eventually , Cilla was good to Chesney . In 2005 , he conned several residents at Easter into giving him chocolate eggs after claiming that Cilla had no money . That August , Schmeichel was run over by a bus driven by Claire Peacock , leaving Chesney devastated , but his companion pulled through . Later that year , Chesney accidentally walked in on Sally Webster when she was in the shower . Chesney sought revenge on Les , after Les told everyone about him seeing Sally , which threatened his friendship with Sophie . Nevertheless , Chesney and Sophie remained close friends . In the summer of 2006 , the pair started hanging out with Chesney ' s schoolmate Cameron McIntyre . Chesney was first to see that Sophie was in love with him , and was secretly disappointed that she prefered Cameron over him . The trio made mischief such as prank - calling Sally ' s friends and watching horror films at Sophie ' s house , which often got them into trouble . When Sally learned that Sophie smoked cigarettes stolen from Cameron , Chesney was to blame as he attempted to hide the cigarettes . Soon afterwards , Sally became even more infuriated as £5 went missing from her purse , and again Chesney got blamed for something he didn ' t do . However , it was Sophie who stole the money to buy some cigarettes for her and Cameron , and she confessed to what she did to everyone . Cameron left the street after the incident to avoid getting into trouble , and later that year Chesney was saddened at the news that Cilla had cancer . He stayed strong though , and even got involved in a scam with Sophie , tricking the residents into thinking they were physic after finding a diary in the attic of No . 5 . It belonged to the late Ivy Brennan , so the pair read all of its contents and repeated what was inside . Around Christmas time , Chesney was disgusted when he discovered that Cilla had exaggerated her illness and refused a holiday with her . In the meantime he stayed with Fiz and Kirk . The next two years were hard for Chesney . In January 2007 , Cilla returned but she and Les failed to make Chesney feel at home , so Cilla lured him back with promises of treats , and eventually Chesney softened . In May , Les mysteriously vanished , but it later turned out he went to work as a roadie . Aside from the occasional phone call , he had no contact with Chesney . Having been closer to Les than anyone , Chesney had a hard time adjusting to Les ' absence . By October , Cilla also chose to leave Weatherfield for Las Vegas because she had received £45 , 000 from the sale of a necklace that pensioner Frank Nichols had given her whilst in her care before his death . Chesney was meant to leave with her but Cilla said he should join her at a later date . Chesney got £1 , 000 , and was upset , but has become used to his mother always putting herself first . He spent a third of his money on an Xbox , angering Fiz as she wanted some money as Cilla left her with nothing . In March 2008 , Chesney was saddened that Les was still not returning . Later , Chesney was taken to a foster home as Kirk couldn ' t take care of him properly . Neighbour Claire Peacock later revealed that she reported them to Social Services , having Chesney ' s best interests at heart . Chesney was later allowed to return home after Fiz agreed to move into No . 5 , though with much reluctance , as Kirk , was living there as well . Chesney later began to sense Les not coming home again , and it made him angry . Later , Chesney was dismayed to see the return of Fiz ' s ex - boyfriend John Stape who cheated on her with Rosie Webster . On Chesney ' s 14th birthday , John bought Chesney a bike which he rejected when he found out who it had come from . In a fit of rage , Chesney broke the wing mirror on John ' s taxi . However , later on Chesney had picked up a postcard from Cilla and ' Les Battersby ' via post . Les had reverted to just Battersby and dropped the Brown at that point . They sent Chesney and Kirk invitations to join them in South Africa . Kirk and Chesney agreed to go , however Fiz was dismayed at the decision . When they arrived at the airport , they found out that ' Les ' was not their Les , but a South African fraudster named Lesedi . Cilla revealed that she had placed their names in a competition to win the " South African sunshine family " award and had got to the final , with a chance to win half a million South African dollars , angering Chesney as this was another scam . After Chesney announced that he was having a terrible time in South Africa , Cilla made a personal plea to her daughter to join them . Fiz arrived and confronted Cilla about her scheme , but Chesney revealed that Cilla would ' return ' to Weatherfield if they won , so Fiz agreed to help by dressing up as a nun . Later , his family got stuck in a bush surrounded by lions but were saved by Kirk . At the awards ceremony , Chesney announced that he was not really disabled after realising that Cilla had no intention of returning to Weatherfield after all and the Battersbys were disqualified . In 2009 , Chesney noticed one of Les ' old Status Quo buttons . Chesney gave it away , finally accepting that Les was no longer part of his life . Later , Chesney was horrified to find out that Fiz had been consulting John Stape about his education , and regularly visited him in Highfield Prison . This lead to a falling out between the pair , as Chesney was angry that his sister cared more about a " psycho " than she did him . Chesney later found out that Fiz and John were engaged and , in a fit of rage , he stole Fiz ' s engagement ring and crashed Rosie Webster ' s new car , almost running over Anna Windass in the process . In the end , Chesney went to John and Fiz ' s wedding . In the summer of 2010 , Chesney met Katy Armstrong and was instantly attracted to her . He had since been seeing her , much to the annoyance of Katy ' s father , Owen . In December 2010 , Fiz gave birth prematurely after a tram crash , Chesney supported Fiz through the birth . Fiz named the baby Hope . In early 2011 , Fiz and Chesney discovered that baby Hope had a hole in her heart and were shocked by this but eventually , she was cured . Chesney comforted Fiz after John went into hospital after a breakdown . In March 2011 , Hope came home and Fiz told Chesney he had to get rid of Schmeichel , so he and Katy moved out and Katy suggested they have a baby of their own . While cooking dinner for Chesney , Katy told an ecstatic Chesney that she was pregnant with his baby , and they decided to keep it a secret . Chesney began to grow suspicious of John , so went to see Charlotte Hoyle ' s parents , who told him that John ( who they called Colin ) was engaged to Charlotte , and he made the decision to switch her life support machine off , much to Chesney ' s horror . He later confronted John , who denied any involvement in Charlotte ' s death and Joy Fishwick ' s suspicious death . John realised that Chesney was starting to work out the truth , and took him to the Hoyle ' s house , to sort it out . It was revealed that John was holding them hostage in their cellar , and before Chesney could run , John tied him up too . John lied to pregnant Katy that Chesney ran away , leaving her devastated . Chesney managed to untie himself and the Hoyles a few days later , after the bar they were tied to broke . They tried to break the door down , but John locked it . Dorothy Hoyle suggested that maybe John left , but unknown to them , he had dug up the body of Colin Fishwick , which he buried a few months earlier . Chesney later escaped after his sister , Fiz , worked out the truth about John and followed him to the Hoyles house , and Fiz revealed to a horrified Chesney that Katy was about to have an abortion , and Chesney raced to stop her . He got there just in time , and he apologised for his absence , and the police arrived to arrest John , who attacked Maria Connor while she is looking after baby Hope . In November 2011 , Schmeichel got poorly and was diagnosed with liver cancer . Chesney didn ' t want to put him to sleep , but the vets said he had no choice but to put Schmeichel down . Chesney then said goodbye to his partner , devastated . On 23rd December 2011 , it was a race against time for Chesney after he found out from Fiz that Katy had gone into labour at the nativity play , so Anna Windass had to deliver the baby . Chesney was stranded in the middle of nowhere with Gary Windass after they had cut down some Christmas trees to be delivered . After the pair stole some bikes that weren ' t properly locked up , Chesney managed to make it in time to see the birth of his son , Joseph Peter . In early 2012 , Katy began to struggle with looking after Joseph so she kept abandoning him . On one occasion , she went to the bank without Joseph and Chesney returned home just after Katy rushed back . After the pair talked things through , Chesney said that Katy was a good mum and told her to stay , to which she agreed . In August , Katy ' s sister Izzy had a miscarriage so Katy wanted to be a surrogate mother . This angered and hurt Chesney a lot that he almost fell out with the Armstrong family . Eventually , Chesney and Katy ' s family had second thoughts and they all called a truce . Days later , he intended to see Cilla and her new boyfriend , but couldn ' t due to his minor problems . In early 2013 , Chesney was left heartbroken by Katy after she had an affair with Ryan Connor behind his back . Chesney immediately threw Katy out , and started drinking out of depression . Fiz and Kirk eventually stopped Chesney ' s problem , and they advised him to try and win Katy back . This worked and when it seemed that Chesney and Katy were making progress , Katy began sleeping at Ryan ' s flat so Chesney was left upset once again . He began drinking and skiving off work again , much to the annoyance of Fiz . However , after meeting Sinead Tinker , Chesney realised he had to man up and get over Katy . Chesney purchased lots of clothes and gym equipment to look more manly , and Sinead seemed impressed by it . Unfortunately later on , doubted Sinead began having second thoughts about rushing into things so Chesney rejected her . Weeks later , Sinead and Chesney made up but she became fed up of being messed around by Chesney so she left him for a while . When Katy begged for another chance of a reunion , Chesney agreed but soon regretted having her back . After another row , Katy moved out so Chesney re - united with Sinead after promising not to mess her about . Days later , Fiz decided it was time to move out and live with her partner Tyrone Dobbs , leaving Chesney and Sinead to live on their own . Soon , Chesney learned from his fellow market trader that his stock was stolen , much to the annoyance of him and Sinead . Things later got worse when the insurance company refused to pay out for the stock . Quotes . " You took your time . " ( First line to Fiz Brown )