Ronnie Clayton (Coronation Street)

Ronnie Clayton is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, played by Emma Stansfield. She made her first appearance on 3 October 2005. Stansfield cried when she found out that she received the role as she believed that her life would change forever. Ronnie was introduced as an applicant of Steve McDonald's (Simon Gregson) taxi firm. Steve is instantly smitten by Ronnie and he gives her the job, and they soon begin a romance. The romance is threatened by Ronnie's ex-husband Jimmy Clayton (David Crellin), who ends up nearly killing Ronnie and Steve out of rage. After Jimmy is arrested, Ronnie uses his money to treat Steve, which creates further fear. Ronnie later runs over an elderly man when she is texting whilst driving, which was similar to a 2001 real-life case. After she runs off and the man dies, Ronnie frames Steve for the crime, but she is soon caught and arrested, leading to her departure on 11 June 2006. Stansfield said that she received nice comments from people after she began playing Ronnie. Stansfield enjoyed her time on the soap and believed that it was good experience for her acting career. Stansfield later returned to the soap portraying a different character, Penny Finton, in a 2021 episode.