{"id":159662,"date":"2025-11-29T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/159662\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:07:08","slug":"coronation-street-star-jonathan-howard-confirms-new-look-into-carls-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/159662\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star Jonathan Howard confirms new look into Carl’s past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coronation Street <\/a>spoilers follow.
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Coronation Street star Jonathan Howard has exclusively revealed to Inside Soap<\/a> that Carl Webster\u2019s difficult past is set to be explored. With the character proving to be a menace in Weatherfield, what does the future hold?<\/p>\n

Viewers will remember that Carl reunited with his half-siblings, Kevin and Debbie, after leaving his home in Germany behind. Carl was born there to Bill and Elaine Webster, with Bill previously having welcomed Kevin and Debbie with Alison Webster. <\/p>\n

Not long after his arrival in Weatherfield<\/a>, Carl embarked on an affair with Kevin’s wife, Abi, and started to swindle both Kevin and Debbie for cash. <\/p>\n

First, Carl orchestrated a dodgy MOT scheme<\/a> under Kevin\u2019s nose at the garage, before conning Debbie<\/a> into giving him control of the Chariot Square finances. <\/p>\n

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But still, actor Jonathan reckons that, deep down, Carl is yearning for the family he never had the chance to grow up with.<\/p>\n

“Carl\u2019s got a longing to belong, he wants to have a family,” he told us at the 2025 Inside Soap Awards<\/a>. “The way his relationship was with his parents, which is going to come out later on, his relationship with his mother \u2013 he never felt that love off his mum.” <\/p>\n

“His brother and sister never really visited him. He\u2019s had to grow up with a mum that didn\u2019t really give that love or ignored him his whole life,” continued the actor.<\/p>\n

In recent scenes, Carl told a friend that he plans to return to Germany<\/a>, despite making out to Abi that he is perfectly happy in their relationship. Again, it\u2019s another instance of Carl\u2019s habit for deceiving those that care for him. <\/p>\n

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So, it should come as no surprise that Jonathan is eager to explore Carl\u2019s more sensitive side when given the chance.<\/p>\n

“Every opportunity I get to show another side to Carl, I latch onto that,” he says. “I don\u2019t want him to be a bad, two-dimensional character, ‘Oh, he\u2019s just nasty and he\u2019s evil.’ He\u2019s a guy who\u2019s made bad decisions and is desperate. He grew up without the love he needed\u2026”<\/p>\n

For our full exclusive interview with Jonathan, including behind-the-scenes chat about Carl\u2019s scene with Ken, pick up the latest issue of Inside Soap \u2013 out now.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

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