 Due to this, Michelle robs the bistro but is hit over the head with a glass bottle by her cousin, Kate Connor (Faye Brookes), who is unaware that it is her.Later on, after recovering from the head injury Michelle visits Kate and pretends to be innocent however Kate knows she was the robber, Michelle, however, starts to blackmail Kate as she knows about her affair with Rana Nazir (Bhavna Limbachia).In February 2018, Michelle cuts her hand and goes to the medical centre and meets a trainee doctor named Ali (James Burrows), whom she discovers is her son Alex, who is bitter at Michelle for not being in contact with him for years.