 She made her debut in the episode airing on 21 June 2000.On 13 May 2004, Jones announced her decision to leave the soap and her final episode was broadcast on 26 December 2004.Karen's storylines have focused on her number of boyfriends including, Vikram Desai (Chris Bisson) and Joe Carter (Jonathan Wrather), also her relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and her miscarriage and her feud with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), the mother of Steve's daughter, Amy.