Jake in Coronation Street usually refers to Jake Windass , the young son of Gary Windass and Izzy Armstrong, who is currently played by child actor Bobby Bradshaw.

Character overview

  • Jake Windass is the biological son of Gary Windass and Izzy Armstrong, born on 27 May 2013 in the show’s timeline.
  • The pregnancy was via surrogate, with Tina McIntyre carrying the baby for Gary and Izzy after Izzy suffered a miscarriage and feared another pregnancy would be too risky.

Family and relationships

  • His biological parents are Gary Windass and Izzy Armstrong, and Tina McIntyre is the surrogate who gave birth to him.
  • Jake has a half‑brother Zack (Gary’s son with Nicola Rubinstein) and a stepbrother Liam through Gary’s marriage to Maria Connor.

Storyline highlights

  • After Jake’s premature birth and early health problems, Tina briefly decided to keep him, leading to a legal and emotional battle over custody with Gary and Izzy.
  • Tina eventually handed Jake over to Gary and Izzy, and later Tina was killed off, leaving Jake to grow up without really knowing her.

Who plays Jake?

  • Jake Windass has been played by several child actors; since 2018 the role has been taken over by Bobby Bradshaw.
  • Earlier years saw twins Harley and Layton Phoenix (2013–2015) and then twins Seth and Theo Wild (2016–2018) play Jake as he grew on screen.

Other “Jake” connections

  • There was also a past baby character called Jake Webster, the son of Kevin and Alison Webster, but he died shortly after birth and is not the current on‑screen Jake people usually mean today.

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