List of Coronation Street characters (2023)

Christina Boyd, played by Amy Robbins, made her first appearance on 23 January 2023. She was introduced as the mother of established character Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan). Robbins' casting was announced on 2 December 2022 with storyline details being kept secret. However, it was confirmed that Christina would "shake things up on the cobbles" in her first few months on the soap, with "potential for more appearances down the line".[2] A spokesperson for Coronation Street stated that Christina's arrival would "up-end [Daisy's] life" as well as explain Daisy's personality.[3] It meant a lot to Robbins to be cast on the soap. Robbins' brother Ted, who portrayed Brendan Finch, advised her "not to underestimate the feeling of standing in the Rovers for the first time"; he told her that the feeling would be overwhelming and she agreed.[4]

Robbins based Christina on a woman she had encountered in real life. At a Coronation Street press event, she explained: "I knew a woman who was doing one form of healing after another, getting one qualification after another. And nobody actually knew whether she was fully qualified, or whether she was just totally making the whole thing up. That sort of, living on the front foot and staying with friends. I've known a few women like that."[5] She described her character as chaotic and a "bag of contradictions".[5] She felt that Christina wants people to think she is confident while on the inside, she is vulnerable. Despite her faults, Robbins found there to be a warmth and likability to her character, if she was given the chance. She stated: "she's made so many mistakes, she's probably full of guilt. In her own way, she wants to make things better but she keeps messing it up. That's what she does, she messes stuff up."[5] Due to this characterisation, Robbins found it interesting to portray the role.[5]