Elizabeth "Betty" Williams (née Preston, previously Turpin) was a long-serving barmaid at the Rovers Return Inn in Coronation Street. Prior to her marriage to policeman Cyril Turpin, Betty had an affair with soldier Ted Farrell and fell pregnant without Ted's knowledge. She gave birth to a son, Gordon, who was brought up by his aunt and uncle, Maggie and Les Clegg. Gordon did not learn the truth about his parentage until 1975. While landlords, staff and patrons have come and gone, Betty was as much a constant as her famous hotpot.