 She is soon joined by her son, Ryan (Ben Thompson), and her brothers, Paul (Sean Gallagher) and Liam (Rob James-Collier).It is established that Michelle had Ryan when she was a teenager and that Ryan's father, Dean Powell, was killed in a car accident five years prior, when Ryan was 9 years old.Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) falls for Michelle immediately but his mother, Liz (Beverley Callard), does not approve of Michelle as Vernon is clearly attracted to her.