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Cilla Petunia Aurelia Battersby-Brown (previously Brown) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Wendi Peters. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 October 2003. After three years in the role, Peters announced her departure from the show in November 2006. Cilla made her screen exit on 30 October 2007. Peters later reprised the role for the DVD spin-off, ''Coronation Street: Out of Africa'', in November 2008. On 26 June 2014, it was announced that Cilla would be returning for a short stint. She returned for six weeks between 22 October 2014 and 14 November 2014. Cilla was introduced as a love interest for established character Les Battersby (Bruce Jones). Cilla was also the mother of Chesney (Sam Aston), Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) and Billy Brown (Jay Martin). During her time in the show, Cilla pulled several scams and was disliked by most of her neighbours. She was diagnosed with skin cancer and later used her condition to get revenge on Les after he had an affair. Cilla left Weatherfield for Las Vegas in 2007, leaving her young son Chesney behind. ==Storylines== Cilla meets Les Battersby (Bruce Jones) in the Weatherfield Arms, where she works as a barmaid. When Cilla comes face to face with Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), it emerges that they are mother and daughter. Cilla also reveals that she has left her young son Chesney (Sam Aston) at home alone, while she is out having fun with her new man. When Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) hits Chesney for stealing from her shop, Cilla uses it as an opportunity to claim compensation. She has Rita arrested and prosecuted for assaulting Chesney. Rita spends a night in jail for contempt of court and Cilla receives £500 compensation and £500 damages. However, she demands more from Rita and threatens to sue her in a civil court. Eventually, Cilla drops the case. When Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) finds out that Cilla and Les are dating, the two women begin arguing and they fight. Cilla and Chesney move in with Les and Fiz. Les buys them a large bathtub, but when Chesney's dog Schmeichel join them in it, it crashes through the floor, due to the weight. The next day, Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden), tries to report the bath incident to the council. Les and Cilla plan to marry just to get wedding presents from everyone. When Les's favourite band Status Quo show up in Weatherfield, Cilla sees another way to make quick money when the band attack Les for ruining a concert 20 years ago. Cilla demands compensation from the band unless they perform at her reception. They band agree to play, which angers Cilla as she wanted the money. On the day of the wedding, Cilla has a run-in with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), as she has not paid for her bouquet. Cilla and Les marry. At the reception, The Quo are in a back room where the presents were being kept, when Les walks in and tells them that he has always wanted to trash a room full of expensive things. He duly wrecks everything and throws a television out the window, only for Cilla to walk in and inform him that he had just trashed their wedding presents. Cilla attacks Les, before they join The Quo on stage. Cilla throws Les out after he admits to having sex with Janice. Cilla is hurt at what Les has done, and starts wearing basic clothes and no make-up. When Les says he will crawl across the cobbles in order to win Cilla over, Cilla can not let Les go through with it, and they reunite. Cilla tells Fiz that she has skin cancer. On finding out that Les has had an affair with her best friend, Yana, Cilla decides to get revenge. She tells everyone that her cancer is terminal, leading the Street's residents to make a collection to send Cilla to Florida, so she can swim with the dolphins. Les and Yana sit in a bath full of mushy peas, raising £600. Cilla admits that she lied about the cancer, leaving the family devastated. Cilla flies to Florida alone, leaving Les to apologise to their friends and neighbours. When Cilla returns, she slaps Yana and reunites with Les. A few months later, Les leaves to work as a roadie. Cilla is fired from her job at the local chip shop and she blames Jodie Morton (Samantha Seager). Cilla struggles financially and takes a job at a nursing home, where she meets a wealthy man, Frank Nicholls (Keith Clifford). Frank is a perfect match for Cilla, as he is just as ruthless as she is. Frank tells Cilla that he needs a full-time carer and he invites Cilla to go with him to Las Vegas. When Frank dies, Cilla believes that she will inherit everything, but is disappointed when she is left £500 in Frank's will. Cilla decides to sell a necklace that Frank had given her, and is surprised to learn that it is worth £45,000. Cilla then decides to leave the country. Chesney and Fiz later visit Cilla in South Africa, leading to the events of "Out of Africa". In October 2014, Cilla returns to the street to visit Fiz and Chesney. It is revealed that she is back in England and is now living in Wolverhampton. She later reveals to Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn), Chesney's girlfriend, that she is suffering from osteoporosis, and she swears her to secrecy. Her family aren't too pleased to see her when she arrives, as they believe that she is up to something due to her past. She later leaves the street on the bus, but once Fiz and Chesney find out about their mother's illness from Sinead they later try to find her, invite her back and apologize but she has already gone. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cilla Battersby-Brown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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