Fiz Stape Fiona " Fiz " Stape ( née Brown ) is the daughter of Cilla Brown , partner of Tyrone Dobbs , mother of Hope Stape and adoptive mother of Tyrone ' s daughter Ruby . She was fostered briefly by Roy and Hayley Cropper , and had a relationship with Kirk Sutherland . She began a relationship with boyfriend and later husband John Stape who would cause her trouble after having an affair with Rosie Webster ( and kidnapping her ) , stealing his old colleague ' s identity and also killing Charlotte Hoyle and Joy Fishwick , the mother of the man whose identity John stole . In 2011 , Fiz inherited Joy ' s money to help take care of her premature daughter Hope after John had a breakdown . She later discovered John ' s murderous ways after he blackmailed her into helping dispose of Colin Fishwick ' s body and discovered he kidnapped her brother Chesney and Charlotte ' s parents . Biography . 1984 - 2007 : Early years . Fiz ' s first appearance came as a troubled sixteen - year - old fostered by Roy and Hayley Cropper . She temporarily left after claiming Roy was flirtatious and inappropriate with her , something she later admitted was a fabrication . She returned to Coronation Street apologetically , settled down and started working at Underworld . Later her mother , Cilla and her brother , Chesney were introduced , coming to live on the Street with Les Battersby . Fiz began dating Kirk Sutherland , much to his sister Maria ' s annoyance . Fiz had led Tyrone Dobbs astray during his engagement to Maria resulting in the long - running feud between the two , but irony ( or karma ) would strike when Molly Compton became involved in Fiz ' s relationship with Kirk . It was revealed Fiz had bullied Molly from a young age and Molly - so resentful of this - planned to get revenge by making Fiz ' s life miserable . Despite this , Kirk and Fiz reunited in 2006 for a considerable amount of time . In October that year , Kirk bought a moped for Fiz as a gift when she passed her driving test . 2007 - 2009 : Reuniting with John . In May 2007 , Fiz was reunited with her first boyfriend John Stape - who had started working at Weatherfield High where Chesney was a pupil . A bond formed between the two as Fiz began to distance herself from Kirk . Oblivious to Fiz ' s feelings , Kirk proposed to her , Fiz declined and ultimately broke up with him , shortly afterwards she began dating John . In October 2007 , her mother left the Street to live in Las Vegas . She left Chesney in Kirk ' s care . John began an affair with Rosie Webster , who returned to Weatherfield High to garner his affections . The affair lasted for several months until the couple ' s secret came out on Christmas Day . Fiz , believing that Sally Webster was John ' s other love interest , visited No . 13 , barging in during the Websters ' Christmas lunch , demanding an explanation . At this time it came to light that the presents from John had been mixed up , and Fiz had received a provocative underwear set . Rosie had been given oversized , frumpy pyjamas , their intended recipient being Fiz . John was beaten up by an outraged Kevin , who was ultimately arrested , and kept in custody between 11th and 25th January 2008 . John later made an attempt to reconcile with Fiz , but to no avail . She had already shared a drunken kiss with Dev Alahan in the Rovers on New Year ' s Eve , and also considered rekindling her relationship with Kirk but nothing came of this . Some months later , while Fiz holidayed , Claire Peacock called Social Services regarding the welfare of Chesney who had been cared for by Kirk inadequately . Chesney and his dog , Schmeichel were removed from the home . When Fiz returned she was shocked to learn that Chesney had been placed with a foster family and made an application to become Chesney ' s legal guardian . Chesney and Schmeichel were allowed to return home after Fiz agreed to move into No . 5 , a larger and more family orientated home than Fiz ' s shared flat accommodation . Fiz often clashed with Julie Carp , Kirk ' s live - in - girlfriend regarding Chesney ' s upbringing but the two later bonded working at Underworld and they became friends . On 18th July 2008 , Fiz received the first of many anonymous phone calls . Eventually , she called the culprit back to discover it was John Stape . He begged for a reconciliation and Fiz , after much persuasion , took John back . During this time , Fiz remained oblivious to the fact John was often absent from the home , making excuses regarding the feeding of his late grandmother ' s cat . During these outings , John was actually visiting Rosie , who he was keeping captive . John saw this as an acceptable solution to bring an end to the relationship problems John and Fiz had endured at the hands of Rosie , who would see the couple in the street and make unacceptable comments and calls . Rosie was freed when Fiz went to the house to feed the cat and found her upstairs . John was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison . Some months after his incarceration , Fiz began receiving letters from John which she initially destroyed and hid . John insisted upon sending the letters and Fiz began to read what he had to say and eventually responded . When best friend Maria Connor discovered Fiz ' s secret she was livid . The two fell out for some time as Fiz and John became close again . Fiz began making visits to Highfield Prison where John was incarcerated . John proposed to Fiz and she accepted . Fiz was late for the wedding due to her concealment of the arrangement from Chesney . She was informed the wedding would not be able to go ahead that day . Devastated , Fiz tied herself to the prison gates and refused to move , causing a stir with the public and the prisoners . Guards agreed to allow the wedding to proceed . 2009 - 2011 : Marriage to John . Some months later John was freed . The couple had to overcome many obstacles including more abuse and allegations from Rosie , Chesney ' s coldness towards the relationship his sister had made and damage to their home caused by Sally Webster . Sally also arranged a petition to have John removed from the street . This was unsuccessful as many of the street ' s residents believed John and Fiz should be allowed to have a normal life , given that John had already served time for his crime . Fiz helped John to get a job at Roy ' s Rolls with Roy and Hayley Cropper , a job he was initially thankful for , but he longed to be a teacher . Unbeknownst to Fiz , John stole the identity of his former colleague Colin Fishwick who had left the country and began to teach under his name . Upon finding out , Fiz was devastated and left on holiday alone , frustrated by John ' s constant lies . Both John and Fiz were convinced their relationship was over and John began drinking heavily and fell into a brief depression . Fiz however , returned home a week later revealing she was pregnant . Both she and John were delighted with this unexpected news . On 6th December 2010 , an explosion devastated The Joinery bar , located under the viaduct at the end of the street . A hysterical Fiz believed that John was in the bar , where Peter Barlow ' s stag party was taking place . Unbeknownst to Fiz , John was in fact still at No . 5 where he had just murdered Charlotte Hoyle . Fiz was running towards The Joinery when a tram derailed from the damaged viaduct and crashed onto Coronation Street . Maria found Fiz unconscious on the street where it was found that she was in labour three months early . Fiz and John went to Weatherfield General where she gave birth to a daughter who was transferred to an incubator . Fiz and John named her Hope . 2011 - : John ' s secrets . Fiz remained unaware of her husband ' s unravelling life , which had seen him disposing of the body of Colin Fishwick ( who had collapsed and died at No . 5 following a fight with a love rival ) and murdering Charlotte Hoyle when she threatened to tell Fiz of his misdemeanors . On 10th January 2011 , Fiz was allowed to hold Hope for the first time and John arrived late - having inadvertently killed Colin Fishwick ' s mother Joy . In the weeks that followed Fiz feared for John ' s sanity as he became further and further withdrawn and confused . On 24th January , John told Fiz that he had killed Joy , but she took this as a symptom of his declining mental health . Later that day , John was admitted to hospital . John had a breakdown following his involvement in three deaths . Fiz was left alone at home with baby Hope who had since been allowed to leave the hospital when Ben Dean , Joy Fishwick ' s solicitor , tracked down " Colin " at No . 5 , and Fiz was forced to pose as Colin ' s wife " Mrs Fishwick " . The solicitor informed Fiz of Joy ' s death and that all her fortune had been handed down to Colin . With nowhere to turn , Fiz revealed the truth of John ' s identity theft to Chesney . With a baby to raise and debts mounting , a desperate Fiz accepted Joy ' s money but promised not to spend it . Soon temptation got the better of her and she began to spend the money on baby things for Hope , such as a pram , much to Chesney ' s anger . John returned home in March 2011 and things seemed to look up , but John noticed all of the new things that Fiz had bought , which she explained was from money she received when the Underworld girls had a whip - round for her . In April , John decided to stop taking his medication , despite Dr Carter ' s objection . Fiz having to pose as Mrs Fishwick once more when Joy ' s solicitor turned up at No . 5 , with the news that Joy ' s house had been sold and the money was to be transferred into " Mrs Fishwick " ' s bank account . John was furious with Fiz for what she had done , thinking it was all over for him . John suffered another breakdown , locking himself in Barlow ' s Bookies , after which he did a runner ; Peter Barlow and Dr Carter suggested they called the police , but Fiz , with the knowledge of the potential imprisonment for both her and John decided to wait and see if he returned . Murder and fraud investigation . On 6th June the Police arrived at No . 5 to notify her and Chesney that John had been caught on CCTV boarding a ferry at Holyhead . However while they were there they talked to her about a solicitor ' s statement saying that a woman calling herself Mrs Colin Fishwick had been claiming Joy Fishwick ' s inheritance on her husband ' s behalf . According to the statement the so called " Mrs Colin Fishwick " matched Fiz ' s description . Fiz then confessed to her part to the crime and so the Police arrested Fiz for the murder of Colin Fishwick . At Weatherfield Police Station Fiz was interviewed . After examining all the evidence in the interview the police decided to drop the charge for murder however they charged her for fraudulently claiming Joy ' s inheritence . Fiz was then remanded in custody . On 9th June Fiz appeared at Weatherfield Magistrates Court to face charges of fraud and a murder investigation . The case was then deemed too serious for the magistrates court to hear so her case was then referred to Crown Court . Tyrone Dobbs and trouble with Maria Connor . In November 2012 , Fiz embarked upon an affair with Tyrone Dobbs , after his experience with abusive partner Kirsty Soames . Later on , Maria Connor began to slide up to Tyrone after he punched Todd Grimshaw after he insulted Maria , at the same time when Fiz and Tyrone were supposedly getting texts that were from Kirsty . Maria invited Tyrone to the park to talk about things and claimed her love for Tyrone , hugging him just as Fiz and Chesney walk in with information from Audrey Roberts , with Maria making sure that Fiz sees them , unbeknown to Tyrone . Fiz almost dumps Tyrone . Maria invited Fiz and Tyrone over to her flat to talk things through , but she told Fiz to come two hours later . Fiz received yet another text , so Fiz decided to call the number . It went to Maria ' s phone , and as Maria was going to dry her hair , Tyrone picked it up . Tyrone realised that Maria was sending the texts , and confronted her . Maria confessed , and admitted to trying to split Tyrone and Fiz up . Fiz was determined to press charges against Maria . However upon the suggestion of her brother Kirk , Maria planned to go to Cyprus with son Liam so Fiz and Tyrone decided to drop the matter - getting Maria out of their hair for the meantime . In October 2014 she left to stay with her mother Cilla who was suffering from a disease that made her bones brittle . Fiz returned to Weatherfield in June 2015 . Quotes . " Bit small ' innit ? " ( First line )