Hope Stape-Brown

[Perdita]

Fiz’s daughter Hope diagnosed with cancer.

Coronation Street’s Fiz Brown is going to be left devastated when her daughter Hope is diagnosed with cancer.
The five year old girl is taken to hospital where medics reveal she has neuroblastoma which is a highly aggressive cancer.
It will come as a bombshell for poor Fiz as she struggles to come to terms with the diagnosis and wishes she could have cancer instead of her daughter.
A soap source told the Mirror: “Producers have gone to great lengths to understand as much about this cancer as possible. “They want to portray accurately and sensitively what must be a very distressing time for parents and sufferers alike.
“These will be some of the most heart-wrenching scenes ever seen on the show.”
Corrie bosses have consulted the charity Neuroblastoma Children’s Cancer Alliance, which parents of children who have the cancer.

[Dazzle]

Fiz’s daughter Hope diagnosed with cancer.

That's sad.

[Katy]

Why! Why does everything have to be so sad! I sometimes want to watch tv to escape the rubbish that is cancer and other rubbish in day to day life

[Perdita]

Why! Why does everything have to be so sad! I sometimes want to watch tv to escape the rubbish that is cancer and other rubbish in day to day life

I hear you but then I look at the storylines as learning about things I probably would not otherwise, I am aware that we won´t see the real gruesome stuff of course, but sure helps to get an insight into what others go through in life, even if it is something I would prefer never having to learn about

[tammyy2j]

I hope Hope survives

[swmc66]

I hope she survives too.

[lizann]

would was the last child to die in corrie was it kevin's son jake?

[Kim]

would was the last child to die in corrie was it kevin's son jake?

Billy Platt I believe, Sarah and Todd's son. He was born prematurely and lived for a couple of days.

[Perdita]

Tyrone and Fiz set off for the hospital with Hope and Ruby. After more tests, the nurse assures them that they'll have Hope's results within a couple of days.
At the hospital, the consultant breaks the news to Fiz and Tyrone that Hope has cancer. Reeling from the news, Fiz lashes out at Tyrone, suggesting he wouldn't be so calm if it were Ruby who was ill.
Upset, Roy confides in Cathy that Hope may have cancer. Cathy hides her holdall and making out she's not ready to return home, asks him if she can stay a while longer.

[alan45]

They have one of the strongest relationships on Coronation Street, but Tyrone Dobbs and Fiz Stape will struggle to stay united after receiving devastating news next week.

Recent episodes have seen the couple become worried over the health of Fiz's young daughter Hope, but scenes airing next week will see their worst fears confirmed as a doctor confirms that the 4-year-old has cancer.


While Tyrone (Alan Halsall) and Fiz need each other's support at this worrying time, the diagnosis severely tests their partnership as they both react so differently to the situation.

Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz, revealed: "Fiz doesn't want to tell anybody about Hope, as she just wants to keep it between them. She doesn't want to say it out loud, either - I think she feels as though that makes it more real.

"But then Tyrone tells everyone about Hope, so immediately Fiz is really upset by that. How it happens is that Fiz has called in sick when actually she's taking care of Hope, so the first time she bumps into Aidan, he questions her on why she isn't at home in bed if she's supposed to be sick."



She continued: "This is in the middle of the street and so Tyrone comes to Fiz's defence and tells Aidan not to have a go at Fiz - and ends up saying that their daughter has cancer. Fiz is really upset that this now means everyone on the Street knows when she wanted to keep it in the family.

"Then on another occasion, Fiz through frustration asks Tyrone why he's upset since Hope is her daughter, not his. She doesn't even mean what she says. It's a defence mechanism, but obviously she can't swallow what she has said and it's out there in the open. It becomes the elephant in the room and they're both upset by it.

"Fiz doesn't think that Tyrone doesn't care as much for Hope compared to Ruby at all. She doesn't for one second believe that to be true. The 4 of them are such a tight unit. Fiz also knows how much she cares about Ruby, so she knows it's the same for Tyrone and Hope. It was just something she said through feeling so worried. Tyrone gets really upset by it."


Pressure will also mount for Tyrone as he has to cope with staying strong for the sake of the family, leaving him reluctant to show his true emotions.

McAlpine added: "I don't think Tyrone copes very well at all. He's trying to be strong for Fiz, but she's completely consumed by it so she doesn't ask Tyrone how he's feeling about it. Nobody really asks Tyrone how he feels and if he needs support, as he's trying to be strong and hold the family together.

"He's trying to be the breadwinner as well, because Fiz is less and less able to go to work as she has to take Hope to hospital for tests and appointments. Tyrone is also under more pressure at work but he has to get through it. Then of course Tyrone has to come home from work and has no time to be tired as he knows he has to support Fiz and the girls."