Tina McIntyre was the daughter of Joe and Ann McIntyre. She was an employee at The Kabin, Prima Doner and the Rovers Return Inn. Upon her arrival in 2008 she was romantically involved with David Platt however the two had separated when Tina had to deal with David's issues such as being locked up, reading her messages and then trying to make her lie in court against his rival Gary Windass. She then dated Jason Grimshaw but they separated when her depressed father Joe accidentally killed himself in an insurance scam. Tina was helped through her depression by Graeme Proctor but during a marriage sham he left for London with her friend Xin Chiang.