Steve McDonald

Steve McDonald is a major protagonist in British Soap Opera Coronation Street. He is the son of Jim and Liz McDonald who moved to the street in 1989 with his parents along with his brother Andy, Steve spent his early years on the show getting into trouble, even going to prison after handling stolen whisky and trying to pin it on his wife Vicky but mellowed and became nicer over time.
== Biography ==
In 2000 Steve became in debt to drug dealer Jez Quigley and reported him for his murder of Tony Horocks. Jez beat Steve up and Jim unintentionally killed him after assaulting him in revenge. Jim then turned himself in despite Steve trying to talk him out of it.
Steve later got married to Karen Phillips due to a bet but they ended up genuinely caring for each other. When Richard Hillman set fire to Audrey Roberts' house Steve came to the rescue and saved Audrey's life.
Steve cheated on Karen and got Tracy Barlow pregnant. When it came out that he and not Roy Cropper was the father Steve was initially uncaring about his daughter but ended up becoming deeply involved in Amy's life. Ultimately his relationship with Karen was destroyed by her and Tracy's rivalry.
Steve became a full-time parent after Tracy was convicted of murdering her boyfriend Charlie Stubbs. He dated Michelle Connor but then cheated on her with Becky Granger. Michelle stayed with him but they later broke up and he began seeing Becky.
He married Becky and stood by her, helping to clear her name when drugs were planted on her by her ex during their wedding day.
Thanks to numerous situations Steve and Becky's relationship fell apart and Tracy manipulated Steve into becoming engaged to her by framing Becky for being responsible for her miscarriage. On their wedding day Becky exposed Tracy's lies and a disgusted Steve finished with her.
Steve got back together with Michelle and bought the Rovers Return for her. Michelle was angry at Steve for keeping his friend Peter Barlow's affair with Tina Mcintyre a secret as Peter was dating her best friend Carla Connor but forgave him. At Peter's trial it came out during Steve's testimony that he thought his friend was guilty but the men still left things on good terms when Peter decided to leave the area after being released.
Steve cheated on Michelle with Leanne Battersby who then got pregnant and birthed his son Oliver. Leanne's partner Nick Tilsley wished to limit Steve's contact with his son but Steve was allowed regular contact with Oliver by Leanne. His relationship with Michelle was under strain for a long time but improved somewhat after he and Leanne saved her from being stalked by her ex Will. In Christmas of 2017 Steve got back together with Tracy who he later married. 
When Oliver became sick a distraught Steve and Leanne ultimately had to agree to take him off life support. In 2023 Steve and Tracy both did their best to support Amy after she was raped by Aaron Sandford.
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