Mary Taylor Mary Taylor is an eccentric spinster and associate of Norris Cole ' s . A competition addict , Mary became familiar with Norris after repeatedly beating him at competitions . They met up in November 2008 and Mary was instantly taken with Norris . As they starting spending time together , Mary told Norris that she cared for her invalid mother and used the competitions as a way of escape . Although shy around most people , Mary was happier in Norris ' s company , although her boundless enthusiasm was often met with bemusement by the more cynical Norris . As they grew closer , Mary and Norris started entering competitions together . Mary also spent Christmas at 3 Coronation Street , where Norris lodged with Emily Bishop . In 2009 , Mary invited Norris to go on a cruise with Mary and her mother and was devastated when he declined . She disappeared for a short time but upon her return immediately went to Norris to tell him that her mother had moved into a home , and that Mary was free to go travelling with Norris in a motor home they had won . She was delighted when Norris agreed to go . On 3rd April , Mary told Norris that her mother had died , but that she wasn ' t upset as she had been very domineering . Mary was now keen to travel the world in the motor home , but Norris ' s ambitions were far more conservative . Mary was patient with Norris when he delayed their departure to attend to his friend Rita Sullivan , who was going through a crisis , but eventually decided he needed encouragement and on 13th May tried to seduce him in the motor home . An embarrassed Norris fled and later told Mary that he didn ' t want to go with her . Mary left for the trip alone , promising to keep in touch with Norris . In January 2010 , Mary saw a photograph of Norris in a magazine after he won a competition he entered with Freda Burgess . Mary saw red and went to see Norris but was relieved to find out that Freda was just a friend . Mary rekindled her friendship with Norris and started occasionally helping out at his newsagent The Kabin . On 26th March , Mary and Norris won a holiday in the Bronte Country , and Norris agreed to go with Mary when Rita offered to look after The Kabin . When they arrived at their house on 26th April , Mary began to enjoy herself , spending most of the days entering competitions , but Norris rebuffed her attempts to get cozy and soon made plans to spend time away from the cottage and phoned Rita to complain about Mary . To keep Norris under control , Mary cut the phone lines and told Norris the motor home wouldn ' t start , so they couldn ' t go anywhere . On 2nd May , Mary found Norris had run off and went looking for him in the motor home . He sprained his ankle while running away , and was forced to return so that Mary could take care of him . Upon their return , Mary suggested that they get married , and was relieved when Norris didn ' t immediately say no . The next day , Norris overheard Mary talking to her mother and phoned the police , as he was convinced that Mary was mad and that Mary was going to kill him like she killed her mother . The police arrived and brought them both to the station , but Mary was released without charge as there was no evidence of foul play at the cottage , and Mary ' s mother was actually still alive , as Mary confessed to Norris after visiting him at the Kabin . Norris refused to listen to Mary and rejected her attempts to speak to him thereafter , having been deeply disturbed by his ordeal at the cottage . In the weeks following , Mary persisted with her attempts to stay in Norris ' s life , and went along to Weatherfield Crown Court to watch the trial of Gail McIntyre for the murder of her late - husband Joe , which Norris was also attending . Mary made a bet with Norris that Gail would get sent down , but lost the bet as Gail was found " not guilty " . After the death of Sunita Alahan in April 2013 , Mary started to look after Aadi and Asha full - time and took care of the domestic duties at No . 7 , after widower Dev struggled to cope single - handed with the children and his business . In late 2014 , she seemingly began to get attracted to Dev , however was jealous of his close friendship with Julie Carp . Quotes . " Hello . " ( First line ) " I just mated your husband . . . twice ! " ( to Hayley Cropper after a game of chess with Hayley ' s husband , Roy Cropper )