Izzy Armstrong Isabelle " Izzy " Armstrong is the daughter of Owen Armstrong and currently a machinist at the Underworld sewing factory in Coronation Street , Weatherfield . Izzy was born with Ehlers - Danlos Syndrome and uses a wheelchair to get about . In April 2010 , Izzy met Kirk Sutherland online via a dating service and agreed to meet him at the Rovers . It was only when Izzy arrived at the pub that she realised that Kirk had used Jason Grimshaw ' s picture on his dating profile to attract interest . Izzy mouthed off at Kirk before leaving the pub . Despite this , she agreed to see him again on 7th May , whereupon she was no less prickly , snapping at David Platt and Graeme Proctor for spying on them and then bossing Kirk into applying for a job at Underworld . When Kirk failed the interview with factory boss Carla Connor , Izzy went to see Carla and challenged her assertion that Kirk couldn ' t do the job . Carla was impressed by Izzy ' s gall and after seeing that she was a skilled sewing machine user offered her the job . Izzy accepted and , upon reflection , Carla offered Kirk a job at the factory after all . Izzy had a rocky relationship with her dad Owen as she thought he was too interfering . Izzy blamed him for the end of a promising relationship and afterwards refused to speak to him . On 9th June 2010 , Owen tracked Izzy down to the Rovers but found her unwelcoming . He tried to make reparations by asking the landlady Liz McDonald to pass on a gift to Izzy . Izzy was annoyed at his underhanded method of getting to her but upon his arrival in the Rovers later that day agreed to talk to him , providing he accepted that her life was her own . Although a wheelchair user , Izzy didn ' t like receiving special treatment and was cheeky to Anna Windass when Anna spoke to her in a patronising tone when Izzy bumped into Gary Windass . In November 2010 , Izzy was shocked to discover that Gary has been injured in Afghanistan and one of his best friends Quinny had been killed . Gary returned home a few days later and Izzy stuck by his side . She became very concerned about Gary ' s aggressive behaviour and withdrawn manner as it was clear he was suffering from post - traumatic stress disorder . In January 2011 , she asked Owen to give Gary a job at the Builder ' s Yard . He complied with Izzy ' s request but Gary was accidentally locked in the van by Jason Grimshaw , Gary then got out and attacked Owen . Owen told Izzy that he wouldn ' t report him if she ended her relationship with him . Izzy was defiant and refused to break up with Gary , as it was clear he was still traumatised . In July 2011 , Izzy was robbed by a gang of teenagers . After learning of this Gary began to be over - protective of her and took away her wheelchair and refused to let her leave the house . When Katy and her boyfriend Chesney Brown turned up at the house asking to speak to Izzy , Gary told them that she was asleep , Katy spotted there was something wrong and told her father Owen about Gary acting strange . Owen later went round to the house and knocked on the door but no one answered , so he kicked the door down and spotted Gary with Izzy in the corner crying , Gary later let Izzy go and went back to live with his mum , Anna for a few weeks . After seeing how upset Gary was , she agreed to reconcile and in July 2012 she confided in good friend Fiz Stape that she was pregnant . Fiz suggested that Izzy told Gary which she duly did . Gary was excited about the pregnancy but fully aware of the amount of health issues . Dr . Matt Carter told them that it was relatively risk - free and the Windass and Armstrong family celebrated the news . However Izzy miscarried and realised that if she wanted children she would have to adopt . When Gary and Izzy discussed the probable adoption plans , they realised that Gary ' s criminal record and anger difficulties after Afghanistan would prevent this happening . After long hard thought , they discovered that Izzy ' s sister Katy was willing to be a surrogate mum . Izzy and Gary agreed but called the whole thing off after remembering how ill Katy had been when pregnant with her own son , Joseph . After they overheared Izzy ' s dad Owen talking about Tina McIntyre not paying her rent and being in debt , they realised that Tina might be willing to be a surrogate for money , so they casually talked about it whilst Tina was serving them at the Rovers . Tina offered to do it if the price was right , however partner Tommy Duckworth was very unhappy about the idea , however Tina ignored him so he insisted she told Izzy and Gary that she had changed her mind otherwise he would leave her . Tina initially agreed but when Owen told them that he wanted the money back that he has already paid them " and " his flat , Tina wwent ahead with the implantation process . Much to Tommy ' s disappointment , Tina ' s pregnancy was confirmed two weeks later and it became public knowledge after she fainted in the street . Norris Cole overheared Gary saying that Tina was pregnant and everyone assumed she and Tommy were the parents but Tommy , struggling to cope with the situation , revealed the truth in the Rovers . Disgusted with Tommy ' s behaviour , Tina ended their relationship . Izzy began to feel left out of the pregnancy when Gary and Tina went to birthing classes together . When Tina found out , she promised to involve her more . However , Gary became smitten with Tina and ended up making a pass at her , only to be rejected . Tina and Gary agreed to keep it a secret as they didn ' t want to upset Izzy , but she overheared them talking about it . As Izzy and Gary argued , Tina went into labour early and had their baby , who they named Jake . As the baby ' s life hung in the balance , Izzy refused to allow Gary near their son . When Tina realised how much they were arguing , she told them neither of them could see Jake until they sorted it out . Izzy and Gary agreed to stop arguing , but were devastated when Tina told them she ' d changed her mind and was keeping the baby . After visiting lawyers , they realised it would take years to get Jake back though the courts and Izzy gave up hope of keeping her son , telling Tina she can keep him . Realising she was wrong and that Jake belonged to Gary and Izzy , Tina gave him back . Shortly afterwards Izzy forgave Gary for making a pass at Tina and he moved back in with her and Jake . Quotes . " Kirk ? I ' m Izzy . . . we arranged to meet . " ( First line , to Jason Grimshaw ) .