Coronation Street work out Carla Connor’s new love interest after Peter – and it’s a surprising one
Coronation Street viewers are convinced Carla Barlow (Alison King) is to fall head over heels for possibly the most unlikely person on the cobbles – DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers).
Bare with us on this one.
The pair’s relationship has been rocky for quite some time, and has spiralled into somewhat of a feud since she charged Roy Cropper (David Neilson) with Lauren Bolton’s (Cait Fitton) murder.
In recent scenes, Swain has doubted Carla’s support of nephew Bobby Crawford (Jack Carroll) when he came forward with false evidence in a bid to free the innocent café manager.
Reminding them both that they could be charged with perjury, her interest was piqued when Roy reached out to her, seemingly ready to expose their plan.
Last night’s (30th April) episode, saw him hospitalised after fainting in his cell and as Carla rushed to Weathy General, she was met by Swain who quickly swooped in to question him.
Desperate for a fair trial, he was on the brink of telling the truth until he noticed Carla in the waiting room outside and quickly covered.
However, it wasn’t enough to save their friendship, and he later asserted that he wanted nothing more to do with her.
We’re not crying, you are.
Another tense confrontation erupted between the two women, but viewers suspected that there could be some sexual tension bubbling beneath the surface.
‘Lots of tension between Carla and DS Swain there…’ said one fan.
‘DS Swain & Carla would make such a dreamy couple though’ added another.
They’ve even coined their own ship name for the two, Swarla. Love it.
One was keen to dispel any doubters who thought it was unlikely that Carla would discover her bisexuality later in life: ‘People saying Carla can’t get with DS Swain as she’s never shown any interest in women in the whole time she’s been on the show.
‘These people clearly don’t understand that you can have these realisations at any age, no matter where you are in your life’
This would be the factory owner’s first relationship since her husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) walked out at the end of last year.
Deciding that their marriage had reached the end of the road, he headed off on a sailing adventure and left her devastated.
Vicky Myers has already teased that Lisa may have her eye on someone: ‘I think she perhaps has seen somebody that’s caught her eye but at the moment she’s far too busy with focusing on this investigation and her career and being a single mum and juggling her home life as well with her teenage daughter’ she told TV Times.
‘If anybody out there has got teenage daughters they can quite well understand what I’m saying with that.
‘Obviously to portray that with authenticity, to be creatively challenged by that, is brilliant and I’m very thankful to be given this opportunity.’