User:Connorguy99/Yasmeen Nazir

Yasmeen Metcalfe (previously Nazir) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street. Created by Stuart Blackburn, Shelley King's casting was announced on 15 May 2014 and the character made her first on-screen appearance on 4 July 2014.

Introduced as the mother of Kal Nazir (Jimi Mistry), Yasmeen made up part of the show's first Muslim family alongside her husband Sharif (Marc Anwar), and grandchildren Zeedan (Qasim Akhtar) and Alya (Sair Khan). For several years Yasmeen existed as a supporting character with minor storylines of her own including; dealing with the death of her son, uncovering her husband's seven-year affair with her best friend, and supporting her grandson's wife Rana Habeeb's realisation that she was a lesbian.

In May 2019 it was announced that Yasmeen would feature in a coercive control storyline, as her abusive second husband Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) began terrorising her. This storyline saw Yasmeen take centre stage throughout 2020, and an episode in May 2020 saw Yasmeen finally defend herself when she stabbed Geoff in the throat with a broken bottle after he threatened her with a knife. For the storyline the show worked closely with Women's Aid and Independent Choices Manchester - with the organisations advising on how to portray the impact of coercive abuse sensitively and realistically.