Who is Nina in Coronation Street and who plays the character?

CORONATION Street has revealed Nina Lucas will be left fighting for her life following a vicious hate crime attack.

But who is the teenage goth and who plays the character in Corrie? Here’s all about Nina…

Who is Nina in Coronation Street?

Nina is Corrie legend Roy Cropper’s niece.

Viewers will remember that when Roy finally tracked down his long-lost brother Richard Lucas last year, the heart-warming scenes also saw him come across Richard’s teenage daughter Nina.

But Nina wasn’t happy with Roy’s meddling and tried to keep him out of her dad’s life.

When Roy realised that Nina was caring for her ill father, he decided to take on her carer duties and send the teenager off to university.

However, he put his foot in it when he left Richard alone without a carer and he died – infuriating a grieving Nina.

Before Richard died, Roy agreed to take care of his niece if anything ever happened to her dad, and so she became a part of his life forever.

Speaking about the storyline at the time, David Neilson who plays Roy said: “The storyline is a great device to bring Roy’s niece Nina into his life, a new relationship with a younger character, a troubled young person in the same way as he took in Wayne, Fiz, Becky and even cared for Carla when she was struggling. It is an interesting dynamic.

“Roy works well when he has something to focus on, a problem to solve or someone to look out for, particularly someone who others may see as a bit different.

“Roy can identify with that as he has been an outsider himself. It is interesting and it puts him on his mettle.

“They are different generations and worlds apart but there is a connection between them.”

Who plays Nina in Coronation Street?

Nina is played by newcomer Mollie Gallagher, 21.

And Corrie is the Manchester born actress’ first stab at a TV role.

Mollie said in a statement upon joining the soap cast: “I am absolutely delighted to be in Coronation Street.

“I grew up watching the show and it is surreal to be on the set working alongside such incredible actors as David Neilson and Alison King.

“Nina is a really interesting character, she is a bit of an outsider and although she is reluctant to let Roy into her life she soon realises they have more in common than she first thought.”

What do we know about Corrie’s Nina and Seb hate crime storyline?

Corrie spoilers have revealed that Nina and Seb will be the victims of a vicious hate crime at the hands of Corey and his gang of thugs next week (April 2021). 

Seb and Nina will bump into the gang while taking a romantic stroll together along the canal. 

Corey and his gang, which includes Kelly Neelan, start making jibes about Nina’s appearance, before viciously attacking the pair. 

Later, in the hospital, the nurse explains to Roy that Nina sustained several blows and is currently undergoing an operation.

Abi is horrified when she takes in the extent of Seb’s injuries and asks Kevin to cancel their wedding.

Abi tells Seb she loves him as he’s wheeled away for his scan.

Later, Nina regains consciousness and tells Roy and Abi that all she can remember is seeing Corey and his mates.

Will Nina and Seb recover?

Soap boss Ian MacLeod previously revealed there will be a tragic social realism story involving Nina coming this spring.

“There’s a really big social realism story that’s going to draw in Roy Cropper and Abi Franklin,” he said.

“A huge story for next year involves Asha, Nina [Lucas], Aadi [Alahan], Kelly [Neelan] – they will be mixed up in a hard-hitting story [that’ll have] massive ramifications for Roy and Abi. 

“It’ll be one of our biggest, serious social responsibility stories next year by a margin. 

“It’s incredibly sad and tragic but a really important story.”

Ian later teased the storyline more, telling The Celeb Report: “There’ll be a fantastic and unique love story for Nina, which might not entirely end up where you expect now.”

“The love story will turn into a massive social issue story that deals with tolerance of people who are part of minority communities and don’t look like everybody else.”

“It’ll become a real talking point for next year – how does the world view people like Nina in reality? 

“When they’re on Coronation Street, all of our characters take them under their wing – and the viewers have taken Nina to their hearts too.

“But in the real world, if you don’t look like everybody else, sometimes that can be incredibly challenging. 

“We’re going to explore that a little bit in the show – to heartbreaking effect, I hope.”

“It becomes a huge, emotive community story, with some of our favourite actors in the middle of it.”