Channing Turei

Channing was born to Wesley and Stephanie Turei amidst a messy divorce. Stephanie won custody of Channing and moved away, marrying Jake Bjergsen who took the role of father figure in Channing's upbringing. Channing was surnamed Bjergsen and only had occasional visits with Wesley, which angered Wesley's adoptive mother Makayla. After some legal conflict, Channing was surnamed Turei. Channing remained something of a relationship with his paternal family from then on. He met Grace Anansi and moved in with her in GlimmerBrook, marrying her and producing a son named Terry Turei. Channing was enraged when he discovered Grace was cheating on him with Morgyn Ember. Channing attacked Morgyn before he and Grace moved out together. Channing then fell in love with housemate Mercedes Rockwell and the two quickly married. She gave birth to Channing's second son, Nolan. Channing grew frustrated with Mercedes' constant mixed signals and was unsure whether she loved him back. Due to personal problems, Mercedes was unsure of this too and felt she had to love herself before she could love him. The two gracefully agreed to separate temporarily while Mercedes stays with her friend Maggie Marcus. Channing continued to live with housemates Tomax and Regina Collette, raising his two sons Terry and Nolan.