Coronation Street fans celebrate ‘criminally underused’ star amid major milestone
Mary Taylor was given a sweet scene in the ITV soap, which also came as the actress who plays her celebrated a major milestone

Coronation Street fans were left sharing their joy as a character who they described as ‘criminally underused’ was given a sweet scene in the long-running show, which also came as the actress who plays her celebrated a major milestone.

Those who follow the ITV soap adore Mary Taylor, who has been delighting Coronation Street fans since she arrived on the cobbles back in 2008, played by actress Patti Clare.

Her friendship with Norris Cole, flirtations with Dev Alahan, an the dramas surrounding her reunion with her son Jude are just some of the things that have sealed the love for Mary among fans of the Salford-based show.

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And it was during the latest visit to the cobbles on Tuesday (March 3) that Corrie fans had their hearts warmed by Mary’s latest scenes, particularly as she helped out Carla Connor with her new arrival.

Earlier this week, there was a small new arrival on the cobbles, with Carla and Lisa Swain shocked to find a baby left on their doorstep. While Lisa went after the woman hurrying away, Carla took the baby inside, where she and Betsy Swain questioned who the little one could be.

It didn’t take long for them to discover the baby was Connie, the daughter of Carla’s brother, Rob Donovan, and prison guard Mandy, who were involved in Carla’s kidnapping and Rob’s jailbreak last year.

Despite being sweet with the baby at first, when Carla found out she belonged to Rob and Mandy’s baby and Lisa had agreed that they’ll look after her, Carla’s mood changed, leaving her fiancée surprised by her reaction.

Carla was adamant that Connie couldn’t stay and said that her grandmother couldn’t just leave her on the doorstep like she did. It wasn’t until later that Carla shared how she was really feeling, telling her future wife about how she suffered a miscarriage in 2014, with the heartbreaking loss coming amid the stress of husband Peter’s affair, as well as the investigation into the murder of Tina McIntyre, who was killed by Rob.

After the emotional conversation, in which Carla admitted she felt like Rob had gotten what he had taken from her, Lisa vowed to help her with Connie and the following morning, it turned out to be a difficult night for the Connor-Swains, with them all left bleary-eyed thanks to a crying Connie.

Soon, Ed Bailey stopped by with an old pram for Carla and Lisa to use and when she headed to the cafe with Connie later, Carla was approached by Ronnie Bailey, who offered some clothes of Dee-Dee Bailey’s daughter, Leila, which he hadn’t got rid of following her move to Singapore.

And with Carla struggling to settle Connie, Mary made a beeline for the little one and Carla was all to willing to hand the tot over. After explaining who Connie was and how she’d ended up staying with them, Carla sweetly asked: “How you doing that?” noting that Connie had stopped stirring in Mary’s arms.

The scenes between Carla and Mary saw fans quickly flocking to social media to comment, with some also pointing out that soap star Patti was celebrating a major milestone as the adorable moment aired.

@frankham_joanne said: “#Corrie aw love Mary. Such gorgeous scenes with baby Connie.” @ThomasR14336083 commented: “Best scene of the episode. So good to see the community rallying to support & help Carla & Lisa with Connie. Mary is Supernanny of the street, wish she had a story of her own, criminally underused.”

@its0l_ wrote: “Nice that Mary’s been appearing a fair bit recently, she’s great #Corrie.” @sarahlawson84 posted: “Really enjoyed having a lot Mary in recent episodes. She’s the comedic foil this show needs. She doesn’t need storylines, she doesn’t need drama…she just needs to be there #Corrie.”

Meanwhile, @frankham_joanne shared: “#Corrie @itvcorrie Wishing the wonderful Patti Clare a happy birthday today. Mary is such a favourite and much loved character on Coronation Street.” @JenniferD92 added: “It’s also this Divas birthday today too- Patti Clare. Happy 50th. Come on #Swarla fandom let’s show people who we really are: bunch of good eggs with only a few spoiled ones. Three cheers to icon that gives us the hilarious Mary!!!!”