Adrian Gosthorpe was a weaselly Weatherfield & County Building Society mortgage manager who "stole" Kimberley Taylor away from her Bettabuy co-worker Curly Watts. Adrian and Kimberley had known each other since they were children as their mothers were cousins. In February 1991, two weeks after Kimberley broke off her engagement with Curly, Adrian came to lodge with the Taylors. Their relationship was platonic at first but within a few weeks Kimberley allowed Adrian into her bed.