Carla Connor’s had enough (Picture: ITV)
Since Becky Swain (Amy Cudden) returned from the dead in Coronation Street, her sole focus has been to win Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) back – and she’s not at all deterred by the fact that Lisa is in love with Carla Connor (Alison King) and they’re engaged to be married.
Becky can be incredibly manipulative, and has tried various tactics to worm her way back into Lisa’s life. At the Halloween party she played her and Lisa’s wedding song to evoke sentimental emotions – and then went in for a kiss.
Carla has been incredibly patient throughout all this. She knows that there’s important history between Lisa and Becky and there are bound to be strong emotions and has been giving Lisa the space she needs to work things out.
But recently it’s become clear to her that Becky is blatantly manipulating them. When Becky claimed she had to move in with them because the bad people she’s hiding from knew her address and were threatening her, Carla was instantly suspicious.
‘While we are all very happy and rooting for Carla and Lisa, there’s a history that we can’t ignore,’ Corrie producer Kate Brooks told us.
‘Carla and Lisa are a brilliant love story. They’re a brilliant soap couple. And I think the journey we’re going to go on with these two, as they navigate this woman who’s been literally dropped from a great height and landed like a bomb inside their house… How do they navigate this?’
Carla has seen through Lisa’s ex from the very beginning (Picture: ITV)
In upcoming episodes Becky tells them someone sent her a funeral wreath with the message ‘Rest in Peace – Again!’ Becky meets with Costello (Daon Broni) and tells him about the wreath and says she’s determined to get to the bottom of who sent it.
Then she sends a threat of her own to Costello by sending him a picture of his daughter that Becky has secretly taken. Kit (Jacob Roberts) overhears Costello taking a call from Becky.
When Costello is attacked, Kit realises that Becky might have been responsible and reports his suspicions to Lisa. Will she believe him?
Meanwhile, Becky has a plan to push Carla and Lisa apart. Knowing that they have a lunch date, Becky decides to sabotage it by pretending to be drunk and upset in the street, where she knows Lisa will find her. She explains that she got drunk to block out her sadness at losing everything.
Becky Swain isn’t going to stop until she gets Lisa back (Picture: ITV)
Lisa can’t leave her in that state and takes her back to the house, where Becky goes for a shower. Just as Carla arrives to find out why Lisa didn’t turn up for lunch, Becky is descending the stairs in Lisa’s bathrobe.
Obviously Carla is devastated by the scene and orders becky to leave the house. She looks to Lisa to back her up, but Lisa says nothing. Carla feels betrayed.
Carla tells Lisa that she’s had enough and is ending their relationship. Becky has won, as Carla no longer has the strength to fight the emotional manipulation.
Is this really the end for Swarla?
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