YANA LUMB

'Yana Lumb' is a recurring character in ITV1's ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Jayne Bickerton. She is Cilla Battersby-Brown's best friend and in a way is usually involved in Cilla's scams and plots. Yana worked with Cilla in Wong's chip shop on Rosamund Street until its closure in 2007.
Yana ended up going on Cilla's honeymoon with her instead of Cilla's husband Les Battersby-Brown, who was in trouble with Cilla for trashing all the wedding presents at the reception.
Yana took pity on Les in late November 2006, when he revealed his suspicions of Cilla having an affair, and slept with him, only to be seen by Cilla's son, Chesney Battersby-Brown. Cilla soon found out about the affair, and pretended she had cancer. She forced Yana and Les to sit in a bathtub of mushy peas on Christmas Eve to raise money for Cilla's holiday fund to Florida. Before she left, she revealed the truth.
Returning in December, Cilla slapped Yana and forgave her.
Yana's appearances tend to be set in either the chip shop or with Cilla, following the shop's closure and Cilla's portrayor Wendi Peters' imminent departure from the programme, there has been speculation over Yana's status on ''Coronation Street''. However, there has been no official announcement as to her departure and therefore it is assumed that she is still a current character.

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★ Jayne Tunnicliffe at the Internet Movie Database