Johnny Webb was a binman-friend of Eddie Yeats. In October 1980 Johnny asked Stan Ogden if he could stay at 13 Coronation Street for a couple of days as he had split up with his wife Maureen. Stan agreed when Johnny paid him £25 but specified he had to leave before Hilda returned from visiting son Trevor in Chesterfield. Upon Hilda's return, she was shocked to find Johnny lodging in her house, but impressed by Stan's request of payment. However, Johnny's wife (who was tipped off by Vera Duckworth) turned up at No.13 and confronted Hilda - she was certain that Hilda was Johnny's mistress even though Eddie had tried to convince her that Hilda and Stan were happily married. Hilda then threw Johnny out of the house.