Izzy Armstrong
Fictional character from Coronation Street / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izzy Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Cherylee Houston. The character first appears on-screen on 16 April 2010; she is introduced as a new love interest for Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment). Following her arrival, she gets a job at the Underworld factory. Upon her debut, she was heralded as the soap's first disabled regular character in 50 years.[2] Izzy was the first member of the Armstrong family to be introduced, her father Owen and sister Katy arrived within two months after her first appearance.
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||
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Portrayed by | Cherylee Houston | ||||||||||||||
Duration | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 7319 16 April 2010 (2010-04-16) | ||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Kim Crowther | ||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances | Gary's Army Diaries (2011) Coronation Street: Text Santa Special (2013) | ||||||||||||||
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In February 2021, after not being seen on air for a while, it was revealed Izzy had not and would not appear for a while due to Houston having to shield because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although she stated her intention to return when it is safe to do so.[3] She briefly returned on 21 April and again on 7 June 2021 through video call.[4]