Chesney Winter-Brown (also Brown and Battersby-Brown) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Sam Aston. He made his first on-screen appearance on 10 November 2003. The character is named after the singer, Chesney Hawkes.
Chesney is the younger brother of Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) and son of Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters). He is also a father of 5 (3 sons and 2 daughters, 1 is a singleton and the other 4 are quadruplets) and engaged to Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell). Chesney's storylines have included: his friendship with pet dog Schmeichel and coming to terms with the loss of his beloved pet, as well as his relationship with Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote) who later went on to give birth to his son Joseph aged just seventeen. Chesney later began a relationship with Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) in 2013 and was stabbed with a glass bottle during an incident at Nick's Bistro in 2017. Within days of the incident, he made a full recovery.
Storylines
Chesney is the younger brother of Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) and son of Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters). Chesney soon bonds with Cilla's boyfriend Les Battersby (Bruce Jones), and also gets on well with Fiz's then-boyfriend Kirk (Andrew Whyment) who is also a lodger with Les and Cilla. In 2004, Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) clips Chesney around the ear for repeatedly stealing sweets from her shop; Chesney falls against some shelving and is slightly hurt. When Cilla learns of the incident, she spots an opportunity for compensation. The Battersby-Browns take Chesney to hospital, with Cilla prompting her son to complain of fake symptoms so that he will be diagnosed with concussion. Rita is arrested and charged with assaulting a minor and Cilla coaches Chesney into giving the 'right' answers; Rita is ordered to pay £500 in damages to the family and £500 in court fees. Disappointed with the court payment, Cilla seeks a £3,000 out of court settlement. Rita puts the Kabin on the market and prepares to leave the area, but Les talks Cilla out of any further action. Rita bears no ill will against Chesney, later employing him to do a paper round. Chesney attempts to run away after his mum leaves without him, but Les takes him back in. He is given a pure breed Great Dane dog, which he names Schmeichel after the Danish former Manchester United footballer Peter Schmeichel, by the Duckworths. He also befriends Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent). Later that year, Cilla starts to abuse Chesney, such as threatening to hit him if he tells Les about her affairs and also running away with him as she taunts him that no-one loves him. Eventually, Cilla is good to Chesney.
In 2005, he cons several residents at Easter into giving him Easter eggs. That August, Schmeichel is run over by a bus driven by Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth), leaving Chesney devastated, but the dog survives. Chesney accidentally walks in on Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) when she is in the shower, and Les tells everyone about the incident, threatening his friendship with Sophie. In 2006, Chesney is saddened at the news that his mum has cancer, but refuses to go on a holiday with her when he finds out she has lied about the seriousness of her condition. In January 2007, when Cilla returns, Chesney begins to feel unwelcome. In May, Les leaves Weatherfield to work as a roadie and has little subsequent contact with Chesney. By October 2007, Cilla also chooses to leave Weatherfield for Las Vegas because she has come into money. Not wanting to take Chesney with her, she gives him £1,000. He spends a third of his money on an Xbox 360, angering Fiz who has been left with nothing. In March 2008, Chesney learns that Les isn't returning, and he is taken to a foster home because Kirk cannot take care of him properly. Claire later reveals that she reported them to the Social Services, in Chesney's best interests. Chesney is allowed to return home after Fiz agrees to move into Number 5, though with much reluctance, as Kirk, now her ex-boyfriend, is still living there. Later, Chesney is dismayed to see the return of Fiz's ex-boyfriend John Stape (Graeme Hawley), who had cheated on her. John buys Chesney a bike for his birthday which he rejects when he finds out who it has come from. In a fit of rage, Chesney breaks the wing mirror on John's taxi.