Who was Kirsty in Corrie and what did she do to Tyrone?
For the latest Coronation Street news and spoilers - sign up here Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Coronation Street's Tyrone Dobbs this week receives the shock news that his violent ex girlfriend Kirsty Soames has been found dead. A policeman informs Tyrone that she died of aneurysm and found dead in her flat. Afterwards he seeks the comfort of another other ex, Fiz Stape, who knows only too well the emotional toll of Tyrone's relationship with abusive Kirsty - the biological mother of his daughter Ruby. On Friday night he is seen in turmoil after the news telling Fiz: "I don't know what to do, I don't know how I'm supposed to feel I don't know how I'm going to tell Ruby." READ MORE: Corrie's 'cute' on-screen couple enjoy sunny pub trip as romance takes step forward in soap  Tyrone, played by Alan Halsall, reveals the police said: "She was found in a flat by a neighbour, they called the police and they've been trying to get in touch with me for a while. She had an aneurysm. "Her mum's dead and nobody could find her dad so that's why the police traced me. The local authority want me to put her affairs in order." A shocked Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) says: "That should not be your responsibility, do they know what she did to you?" Tyrone said: "Well there's no one else to do it." (Image: ITV)  It led many fans to recall the extent of Kirsty's reign of terror during her 18 months on the Coronation Street cobbles back in 2011 in a storyline praised for raising awareness of domestic abuse against men. Sign up to the free MEN email newsletter Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter You can sign up very simply by following the instructions here  The character was played by actress Natalie Gumede who won awards for her portrayal of the deeply troubled ex-police officer with a terrible temper that would result in violence against those around her. Her relationship with Tyrone started with a chance meeting in a bar, and turned serious quickly, but it wasn't long before she showed her jealous side over his then friendship with Fiz and with Tina ( Michelle Keegan ) - even crashing into her car in a jealous rage. Tyrone was planning to leave Kirsty but she then revealed she was pregnant, and they reunited, but she turned against him in violent rages - with Tyrone initially blaming the pregnancy hormones. But after the birth of baby Ruby the violence continued. (Image: ITV)  Desperate to get custody rights of Ruby (as Kirsty had left his name off the birth certificate) despite starting an affair with Fiz, he went ahead with a plan to marry Kirsty - but she rumbled his motive at the altar in dramatic scenes and outed the affair. That would then lead to another fight and Kirsty falling down the stairs - which she then reported to police as Tyrone being to blame in a shock reversal that would lead to him being accused as the domestic abuser. There would be more twists and turns to follow, but ultimately during his trial in 2013, Kirsty confessed that she was the abuser - Tyrone was cleared of any wrongdoing and she was convicted and sent to prison. She nominated Tyrone to have custody of Ruby, and he told her he never wanted to see her ever again. (Image: ITV)  Now, ten years on, Tyrone is left with the dilemma of how to explain to his young daughter Ruby what has happened. On Friday night's episode he tells Fiz: "I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Kirsty wasn't a proper mum, you're her mum, her real mum. "But Kirsty was her biological mum you know that means something. Maybe I should have spoken to her more about Kirsty. It's just like when you and me got together with the girls I just washed my hands of anything to do with her." Fiz said: "I know you did, no one can blame you for that." Tyrone went on: "She did some terrible things. But she was only like that because of what had been done to her"  Fiz said: "Yeah she was a victim and all." In previous scenes on the soap, it was revealed that Kirsty and her mum had been the victims of domestic abuse from her violent dad Ed. After leaving Coronation Street in 2013, Burnley-born actress Natalie went on to huge success as a contestant on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing that year, making the final with dance partner Artem Chigvintsev. She starred as Maggie in Netflix Original Free Rein, and has most recently been seen on screen in ITV's detective drama McDonald and Dodds.