| Charlie Ramsden | |||||||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Clare McGlinn | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jane MacNaught | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–02 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 22 November 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 16 April 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||
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Charlotte "Charlie" Ramsden (née Johnson, previously Hargreaves) was the wife of Matt Ramsden, played by actress Clare McGlinn from 2000 to 2002.
Charlie arrives in Weatherfield with her husband Matt in November 2000, having bought Natalie Barnes's house. She is first seen breaking up a fight between Sarah-Louise Platt and David Platt, and Sarah recognises her as her English teacher at school. Charlie doesn't properly settle in Weatherfield due to her snobbish attitude and also due to the fact that most of the teenage residents were her students. She makes friends with Emma Watts, but takes an instant dislike to Maxine Peacock. It soon becomes apparent that Charlie is an alcoholic, due in part to the fact that she had been given up for adoption as a child. Charlie tracked down her birth mother and was horrified to discover a student of hers, Luke Ashton, was her halfbrother.
Her marriage to Matt becomes increasingly rocky during their time in Weatherfield as a result of Charlie's alcoholism. Matt wants to have a family but Charlie doesn't, and when becomes pregnant she immediately books an abortion. She confides in Emma and Maxine about this, leading Maxine to warn Matt before she goes through with the procedure. Matt tries desperately to stop Charlie going ahead with the abortion, but she does anyway. Maxine then comforts a distraught Matt, leading to her revealing that he might be the father of her unborn child. When Charlie returns home from the abortion clinic Matt reveals Maxine's news to her. Charlie is devastated to learn of the couple's one-night stand and walks out on Matt. She is not seen again.
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