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\t\t\"Carla's
\n\t\tIs Carla Connor set to leave Coronation Street after her kidnapping ordeal? (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

This article contains spoilers for tonight\u2019s Coronation Street<\/a>, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Poor Carla Connor<\/a> (Alison King<\/a>) has had one of the worst festive seasons on record, which is really saying something for Coronation Street.<\/p>\n

In fact, the whole of 2025 was a bit of a rollercoaster for the factory boss.<\/p>\n

She started the year in desperate need of a kidney transplant after a brain injury led to sepsis, and the only way to get it was from criminal brother Rob Donovan.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was never going to be an easy task, but facing two kidnapping ordeals in the process<\/a> was excessive, even for Carla.<\/p>\n

Things started looking up in the spring as her relationship with DS Lisa Swain<\/a> (Vicky Myers<\/a>) continued to flourish, even despite the tragic death of Lisa\u2019s colleague, Craig Tinker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Carla
\n\t\tThings had been going well for Carla and Lisa Swain (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

By the summer, the couple had bought a house together and got engaged, on their way to enjoying a long and happy life together.<\/p>\n

However, through all of this \u2013 the bad times and the good \u2013 they have been haunted by the ghost of Becky Swain<\/a> (Amy Cudden<\/a>), whose tragic death shaped the way Lisa and daughter Betsy Swain<\/a> (Sydney Martin<\/a>) have approached life for the last few years.<\/p>\n

Just as it seemed that Lisa was ready to move on, who should crawl out of the ashes but Becky herself<\/a>?<\/p>\n

The second half of 2025 took Swarla on a downward spiral, with Becky at the wheel.<\/p>\n

Determined to claim back her family, Becky went to great lengths to drive Carla and Lisa apart, and after months of keeping her mouth shut, Carla couldn\u2019t take any more.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Becky,
\n\t\tBecky Swain has come between Carla and Lisa (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

Over the course of a few days, Carla and Lisa battled with their split, with both clearly still hopelessly in love with one another. Unfortunately, Lisa ultimately decided that they needed a clean break, and Carla headed off to Lanzarote<\/a> to mend her broken heart alone.<\/p>\n

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Or so we were led to believe\u2026<\/p>\n

Where has Carla been?<\/p>\n

In reality, Carla was significantly closer to home, very much not having the \u2018time of her life\u2019, as her social media suggested.<\/p>\n

Instead of sand between her toes and a cocktail in hand, Carla ended up with restraints around her wrists and ankles and a gag in her mouth. A cupboard in a low-rent Weatherfield flat is certainly not a 5-star resort in Spain.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Becky
\n\t\tThis doesn\u2019t look like any resort we\u2019ve ever stayed in\u2026 (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

With Carla\u2019s phone in her possession, Becky had been sharing fake social media posts to her account, and replying to Lisa\u2019s texts with the clear indication that Carla was done with their relationship.<\/p>\n

All the while, she had Carla at her mercy, with nobody any the wiser.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t for want of trying though, as Carla made every possible effort to lead her loved ones to the truth.<\/p>\n

After being forced at knifepoint to speak to Betsy over the phone, she hinted at her location by making up the name of a hotel and suite, which we later discovered was a nod to a three-word location marker.<\/p>\n

She even took the opportunity to attempt an escape herself<\/a>, using the fragment of a broken plate to cut through her restraints and make a run for it.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, this only landed her back in the closet with a head wound and an even more furious Becky holding her life in her hands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How did Carla end up as Becky\u2019s captive?<\/p>\n

During Carla\u2019s imprisonment, we learnt that she had come close to exposing the truth she\u2019d suspected all along \u2013 that Becky was a dirty cop.<\/p>\n

Having worked out the location from DI Costello\u2019s (Daon Broni) seemingly random mumblings, she headed to the flat to look for further evidence.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Becky caught her red-handed.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Kit
\n\t\tCarla knew Becky was a wrong\u2019un from the start (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

Determined not to let Carla reveal the truth to Lisa and Betsy, or come between their family unit again, she locked Carla in the closet while she continued to work on pulling Lisa back under her spell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What happens to Carla next?<\/p>\n

This week, things started to look more promising for Carla, when Kit Green<\/a> (Jacob Roberts<\/a>) finally cracked the case behind her disappearance. He\u2019d been suspicious for a while, but had no way of proving anything concrete.<\/p>\n

Having worked out the location clue, he headed to the flat \u2013 but he was too late<\/a>. The place was completely empty, with only the remnants of the locks on the cupboard door and an empty blister pack of pills hinting that anyone had been there.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Becky was somewhere in Manchester doing something especially concerning \u2013 though exactly what was never confirmed.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Kit
\n\t\tDC Kit Green and Sarah Platt were on the case (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

However, the ropes, bloodied fabric and cleaning supplies in the boot of her car, and the distinct lack of her cupboard-dwelling captive certainly didn\u2019t look great.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and Kit might be able to avoid the award for Weatherfield\u2019s most useless cop.<\/p>\n

In tonight\u2019s episode, Sarah Platt<\/a> (Tina O\u2019Brien<\/a>) once again stepped up as Kit\u2019s reliable second-in-command, as she made the stomach-dropping realisation that the truth had been staring them in the face the whole time.<\/p>\n

Having been handed Carla\u2019s engagement ring by a defeated Lisa, Sarah realised that her boss\u2019 social media pictures must have been doctored, as she was supposedly wearing the same ring on the beach.<\/p>\n

As Kit filled baffled Sarah in on the truth about not-dead Becky, they sped to the flat, where Kit took a closer look at Carla\u2019s closet cell \u2013 and found one of her hairs!<\/p>\n

\t\t\"FROM
\n\t\tKit is set to be the hero of the hour (Picture: ITV)
\nIs Carla leaving Coronation Street?<\/p>\n

In upcoming scenes, Kit gets a tip-off for the location of Becky\u2019s car, and Carla\u2019s ordeal finally comes to an end. At least for now, anyway.<\/p>\n

Carla is set to appear in the upcoming Corriedale episode, which will see some of our favourite characters from Coronation Street and Emmerdale cross paths for the first time in history.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, they take \u2018bumping into each other\u2019 way too literally, as a head-on collision leads to a devastating multi-vehicle pile-up that will cost lives, and leave everyone else\u2019s worlds forever changed.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tViewers can choose one Corriedale scene \u2013 how to cast your vote\t\t\t<\/p>\n

As if the crossover, explosions and death weren’t enough, Corriedale also has an interactive element – and you still have time to get involved!<\/p>\n

Fans can vote for one of the following four scenes to appear in the final episode:<\/p>\n

Charity Dingle and Carla Connor<\/p>\n

Sam Dingle and Kirk Sutherland<\/p>\n

Ross Barton and Tracy Barlow<\/p>\n

Nicola King and Roy Cropper<\/p>\n

Voting will close 15 minutes before the episode airs on Monday, January 5. You can cast your vote by visiting the Instagram post<\/a> above. Please note, this feature is only available on mobile.<\/p>\n

With Carla set to be part of the carnage, it\u2019s understandable if fans are worried. However, actress Alison King has confirmed that Carla will survive Corriedale.<\/p>\n

Talking about how she reacted when first reading the script for the episode, she said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u2018Obviously, I hoped Carla would still be alive at the end of it, and when I got to the end I was like, \u201cYes!\u201d I\u2019m not even maimed!\u2019<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s good news where Corriedale is concerned, but after that, the future is uncertain. Will Carla decide that Weatherfield holds too many painful memories and call it quits for good? Or will she put one foot in front of the other to rebuild her life, as she has done so many times before?<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Becky
\n\t\tThere is more turmoil ahead for Lisa, Becky and Betsy Swain (Picture: ITV)
\nWhat happens to Lisa and Becky next?<\/p>\n

As well as tormenting Carla, Becky has successfully manipulated Lisa\u2019s emotions and grief enough to convince her that they should be a family again.<\/p>\n

Having persuaded her that they will be safer in Spain, Lisa, Becky and Betsy speed off to the ferry port in hull, hoping to make the crossing to Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

However, a when Lisa receives a phone call from Carla, her world shatters, and distracted Becky loses control of the car\u2026<\/p>\n

Arrow
\nMORE: Colossal minibus crash confirmed with 14 Coronation Street residents facing death<\/a><\/p>\n

Arrow
\nMORE: Full Corriedale cast list as ITV soap crossover just 4 days away<\/a><\/p>\n

Arrow
\nMORE: Jack P Shepherd teases unscripted Corriedale moment that made the final cut<\/a><\/p>\n


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