List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2021

Lucas Kempton, played by Glen Wallace, first appeared on 29 January 2021. He is introduced as a friend of Carla Connor's (Alison King) whom she met whilst staying in Devon. He surprises Carla when she is waiting for a business client for the Underworld clothing factory, who turns out to be Lucas.

Wallace expressed his joy with the way that his character was introduced, noting that he enjoys that Lucas has an established relationship with Carla. He states that it is "not clear exactly what happened between them in the past", and ''Inside Soap'' write that Carla is "visibly uneasy" when she comes into contact with Lucas. On Carla's romantic history with Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), Wallace explained that while the viewers know their backstory, "Lucas doesn’t – and he doesn’t care". He defends his character, explaining that Lucas is not "heartless", but due to being a businessman, he is "used to overcoming obstacles in his life", and refers to Peter as "another obstacle" to Lucas. He also hinted that his character has regrets, and that since he is "no longer willing to miss out on life's opportunities", this motivates him to pursue Carla. He adds that Lucas sees a future with her. Wallace voiced his wishes to stay on ''Coronation Street'' for a long tenure, joking that he would like for his character to have a pint of beer with Ken Barlow (William Roache) in the Rovers Return. Provided by Wikipedia