Lucy Richards.

About Lucy Richards

Lucy Richards is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, played by Katy Carmichael. She made her first appearance on 22 September 2002. Lucy was introduced as a florist who Peter Barlow meets when buying flowers for his girlfriend Shelley Unwin. Lucy and Peter begin an affair and Lucy becomes pregnant with his child. Lucy ends up marrying Peter, but she breaks up with him immediately after when she finds out that he is still engaged to Shelley. Gascoyne believed that Peter was genuinely in love with both women and could not choose, whilst Carmichael believed that Lucy was trying to protect herself from further hurt. After giving birth to his son Simon, Lucy is initially hostile to Peter but she decides to give their relationship another chance. However, when she finds out that Peter committed bigamy by also marrying Shelley, the two wives expose Peter and Lucy later leaves with Simon to live in Australia. Her departure aired on 7 November 2003. In 2008, Lucy was killed-off offscreen in a storyline to facilitate Simon's return to the soap and reunification with his father. The bigamy plot was well-received and nominated for a British Soap Award, whilst Lucy's parenting was praised by Kate White from Inside Soap.