Her love of and affair with Liam (leading to his murder by Tony Gordon).Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
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Her love of and affair with Liam (leading to his murder by Tony Gordon).Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
Don't remember that one .Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
:love:Don't remember that one .:hmm::hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
It was a major storyline that ran for a couple of years back when the Connors first arrived. I found it extremely compelling. Liam was married to Maria and Carla engaged to Tony.
And Anna had an affair with Liam ?? Really
Carla and Hayley were held hostage at Underworld by Tony Gordon´s former cell mate and Tony who then set fire to the factory intending to kill Carla and himself after freeing Hayley ...
No, Carla did before Liam married MariaQuote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
:lol:Oh, I thought we were talking about Anna when I read 'her love affair with Liam " . It came immediately after my post about Anna kicking Eddie out.:wall:
The clue is in the title of the thread, Louise! :ninja:
Yes, careless of me ! I usually click on the email I get so I didn't notice. It came after I had read an Anna thread.
ran down stellaQuote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
There were some different story outlines but theQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
effect on the character was usually the same
drunken doormat( one or both).
Heavy drinking is a hard spiral to get out of.
But it must be depressing to play the part over
several years. Im not surprised the actress wanted
out of Corrie particularly as she showed the
ability to play a character with some strength initially.
Soaps are meant to.reflect real life. Nice to have
a positive -not just negatives.
That doesnt mean a lack of sympathy for those
who do still struggle!
I love their scenes togetherQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
The police investigation into Carla Connor’s attack takes a turn in next week’s Coronation Street as officers make their first arrest.
Officers question Underworld boss Carla about the robbery and she admits she’s remembered that one of the robbers mentioned Steph Britton’s name.
So the police call in the bistro looking for Steph who tells them the only person she can think of with a grudge to bear is Jamie, who was arrested for posting revenge porn online.
When Steph finds out how her brother Luke badmouthed Jamie to his boss and lost him his job, she’s furious and points out his stupidity might have put Carla in hospital.
Later in the week the police pay Carla a visit and tell her they’ve arrested Jamie and he’s admitted to the robbery.
Steph visits Carla and apologises for Jamie’s actions, but after everything she’s been through will Carla accept her apology?
Meanwhile, Todd Grimshaw wonders why Tracy Barlow is keeping her knowledge of Robert Preston’s affair with Carla under wraps.
Fans will know that Tracy was in the Bistro the night Carla was attacked and didn’t come to her aid after overhearing her talking about having sex with Robert.
As yet Tracy has kept her cool over what she’s discovered but she explains to Todd that she’s saving that bombshell for the right time and place!
Coronation Street: Carla leaves for good!
Actress Alison King's departure from the Street will be permanent...
There will be no happy-ever-after for Carla Connor and fiancé Nick Tilsey, because actress Alison King has revealed she'll be leaving the soap later this spring - and won't be coming back!
Coronation Street bosses announced last year that star Alison would be taking an extended break. But after a lot of thought, she has decided not to renew her contract...
"It's been put out there that I'm taking a sabbatical, but I'm not," reveals Alison, who has been playing Carla since 2006. "The producers have very graciously left the door open for me to come back if I want to. I haven't ruled it out, but what happens next is going to be a new chapter for me.
"I only meant to stay for four years, and now I'm in my 10th," she adds. "My daughter, Daisy, has been the main victim because she's had to share so much of her mummy's time with Corrie. I've probably only ever done about 20 pickups or drop-offs while she's been at school, which is quite sad."
Alison's decision spells the end of an era in Weatherfield, but the big question remains as to how Street siren Carla will make her exit. Show chiefs clearly have no intention of killing her off, so it's safe to assume that she makes a full recovery from the brutal raid that took place at the Bistro.
However, now that Carla's arch-nemesis Tracy knows about her one-night stand with Robert, will her quest for vengeance result in her rival leaving town for good? And what will happen when Carla's fiancé, Nick, also finds out about her infidelity?
"I was gutted when Carla cheated on Nick with Robert!" admits Alison. "I suppose there needs to be a catalyst to bring everything to a head, but I don't believe it would've happened had I not been leaving. People seem to love the ongoing Carla and Tracy feud, so I imagine she'll definitely have something to do with my character going."
With Alison confirming that she's leaving the soap in May - and Carla preparing to wed Nick at the end of the same month - the stage is set for some almighty drama. Will the Street be the same without her?
How will Carla exit?
She's heading for a wedding - but it looks as if it will be no dream day...
Prison: After everything Tracy's put her through, we wouldn't be surprised if Carla snaps and drives a stiletto through her rival's skull! Will she follow in her half-brother's Rob Donovan's footsteps and be banged up for murder?
The lure of LA: Carla's been known to jet off to Los Angeles whenever life's got tough, so a permanent move to Hollywood could be just what the doctor orders if Nick finds out about Robert...
Peter Barlow: Speaking of Nick, he's already had one wedding to Leanne ruined thanks to womanising Peter Barlow - who also happens to be the former love of Carla's life! Will he show up just as she's about to marry Nick, and sweep her off her feet?
Do they? I think it's extremely repetitive and tiresome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Don't think so. That would mean Kate Ford leaving as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Couldn't agree more, Dazzle. The same old story again and again and again......oh and again!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I hope Tracy would go! I was hoping her mother's death would change her behaviour, but hasn't..so bored watching the same old Tracy over and over..
If the stiletto only caused a bit of damage rather than finishing Tracy off for good, the character will be able to stay and continue making everyone´s life on Coronation Street a misery. I hope that Carla´s exit will be because Tracy spills the beans to Nick just before the wedding about Carla and Robert´s fling and that Carla leaves for LA .... I don´t want Carla in prison, even if it is for attempted murder or manslaughter ....Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
we have tracy blackmailing carla to leave and get nick to sell his business to robert, if this will be her exit on tracy demands that is poor
Carla would never capitulate to TraceyQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
(feeling smug I've used capitulate in a sentence):cheer::cheer:
Love it! :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah c
just tell nick
This is all getting too much. Too over the top. I wish Liz knew and could give her advice like she did to Johnny. Dont let a blackmailer have a hold of you in this way, come clean yourself
Carla you should not put your trust in Tracy or give her money as she will only ask for more and tell nick everything anyway
This story is getting ridiculous!!!!! Best way to deal with a blackmailier is expose them and come clean about what they have on you. Thats less of an evil. My friend was being blackmailed for £3,000 once a guy threatened to tell her family she was involved with a man after she left her husband who was violent. At one stage. She ended up in a refuge. Anyway i made her tell her father then took her straight to the police to report him. Sorted
Coronation Street star Alison King has revealed that she is still in the dark over her character Carla Connor's exit storyline, but hints that her impending wedding to Nick could end in tears.
The popular actress revealed earlier this year that she has chosen to quit the show for good. Up until that point, it was thought that she was simply taking a break.
While the soap's bosses have already sown the seeds for Carla's upcoming departure, King has admitted that she still doesn't know how it will play out and won't be filming the scenes for a while.
Speaking about her exit, she said: "I am not entirely sure of the exact details as yet. It is a good few months before we even film them so I am working on the scripts that build up to it. I am intrigued as to how it is going to play out."
However, fans shouldn't worry as there is plenty of drama in store for Carla before she heads out of Weatherfield, including her impending wedding to Nick Tilsley, which is set to be an action-packed event.
Carla cheated on Nick over the Christmas period by having a one-night stand with Robert Preston, but with her fiance currently in the dark over her infidelity, it looks like their nuptials could go ahead.
Discussing her character's big day, King said: "The wedding is going to be quite understated - it is her fourth time so it is more low key.
"I am thrilled it is going to be at the Bistro so we don't have to be on location for days! But whilst the wedding might be understated and low key, the drama definitely won't be!
"She will interestingly [wear a white dress]. It possibly should have been black, but no she goes for white. Again, it's quite understated and I have been involved in the choosing of the dress."
Carla might be planning a long-term future with Nick, but she has a big obstacle in her way - she is being blackmailed by a vengeful Tracy Barlow.
Tracy knows all about Carla's tryst with Robert and is making her pay for it, but just how much more of Tracy's scheming can Carla take?
King said: "If it wasn't about Nick, Carla would have snapped before now. She would be snapping Tracy's head off.
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Robert is the new owner of the Bistro
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"But the stakes are too high for her. I am sure at some point though Tracy might just tip her over the edge. This is a very different Carla we are seeing at the moment so it remains to be seen just how far Tracy can push her.
"There is this one big secret and if Tracy blows it then it could be the end of this life that Carla wants with Nick. If Carla had told Nick straight away then maybe she would not be in this position now and they could have moved on from it, but as time goes on it gets more difficult to come clean which means that Tracy holds all the cards and she knows that."
Digital Spy
Can Carla escape Tracy's evil schemes and ride off into the sunset with Nick?
Alison King hints at all the drama to come!
How worried is Carla that Tracy holds the key to destroying her life?
Yes there is this one big secret and if Tracy blows it then it could be the end of the life that Carla wants with Nick. If Carla had told Nick straight away then maybe she would not be in this position now and they could have moved on from it, but as time goes on it gets more difficult to come clean which means that Tracy holds all the cards and she knows that.
Is she desperate to get away from the Street because of Tracy, or does she feel like she’s being forced out of her home?
She is the sort of person who likes the idea of starting afresh. She has left the Street before when things have got too much for her but this time Tracy is forcing her hand. She loves Nick so much that she doesn’t want to lose him and this is the only thing she can think of. It is harder too for her to go this time as she has family on the street that she cares about.
There’s drama at the factory this week – how difficult is it for Carla not to get involved?
She has completely taken her eye off the ball at the factory. Aidan wants to prove that he can do it without her, it is her achilles heel and her precious thing but she knows she has got to let it go eventually so her only way of dealing with that is to let it go now and not be such a part of it.
If Tracy continues to blackmail her, is there a risk that Carla will snap?
Maybe at the moment she just thinks it would be easier to walk away - if it wasn’t about Nick she would have snapped before now, she would be snapping her head off. But the stakes are too high for her. I am sure at some point though Tracy might just tip her over the edge, this is a very different Carla we are seeing at the moment so it remains to be seen just how far Tracy can push her.
Does it pain Carla that this situation is slipping further and further out of her control?
Yes it does, it infuriates her, she is not someone who is used to being the underdog - to have someone else having the upper hand.
Do you think a quiet life in the country is what Carla really wants, though?
I think anywhere with Nick would be great and she sees it as an exciting possibility. It is a nice idea or ideal but in reality I am not sure it would be enough for her. She does tend to thrive off drama but maybe she thinks this time the quiet life is a better option.
Will she be sad to leave Weatherfield if it gets that far?
She has found happiness with Nick and he is the key. She thinks that as long as she is with him then leaving Weatherfield will be ok.
If you were Carla’s friend, what advice would you give her?
I would tell her to tell Nick and take the power away from Tracy, without power blackmailers are nothing. She would have to cope with the fallout from Nick but I would hope they could work through it and come out the other side. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than seeing Carla tell Tracy to get lost. I would tell Carla to throw herself at Nick’s mercy.
How are you feeling as you move closer to leaving the show?
Calm, a bit sick, excited, for me it is about saying goodbye to some amazing people who I Iove working with, both cast and crew. I am ready to say farewell to Carla but I will miss everybody here.
Were you pleased when you found out what your leaving story would be?
I am not entirely sure of the exact details as yet. It is a good few months before we even film them so I am working on the scripts that build up to it and am intrigued as to how it is going to play out.
Are you pleased that Tracy and Carla’s feud has become such a classic Corrie rivalry?
I couldn’t be more pleased as Kate Ford is a joy to work with, we have great fun. I guess they have wanted to create a rivalry a bit like Ken and Mike’s from all those years ago and hopefully we have been able to deliver.
Are you eyeing up any souvenirs from the set to take with you?
Half the clothes are mine anyway so I will be packing a suitcase! I would love some of the quote plaques from the Bistro but I doubt I would get away with pinching them - and of course I would love to take Nick Tilsley!
Can you give us any sneaky hints from what to expect from Carla and Nick’s wedding?
The wedding is going to be quite understated - it is her fourth time so it is more low key, I am thrilled it is going to be at the Bistro so we don’t have to be on location for days! But whilst the wedding might be understated and low key the drama definitely won’t be!
Will Carla be wearing white again?!
She will interestingly - it possibly should have been black but no, she goes for white, again quite understated and I have been involved in the choosing of the dress.
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her last filming was today
Alison King has been paid an emotional goodbye after filming her final scenes on Coronation Street.
The actress shocked the soap world recently by announcing she was leaving the show, and today was her last day on set.
King was applauded by the cast and crew members after wrapping up filming.
The likes of Ryan Thomas, Daniel Brocklebank and Jane Danson also paid tribute to the actress as she exits the soap.
Digital Spy
Coronation Street is preparing for an explosive week if this new trailer is anything to go by.
An episode will be shown each night, following the lives of the cobble's residents over 24 hours as Carla Connor prepares to marry Nick Tilsley and Callum Logan's body is unearthed.
Watch a hint of the action here:
https://www.facebook.com/CoronationS...3886747062659/
Carla is shown apprehensive ahead of her nuptials to Nick, worried that a vengeful Tracey Barlow will reveal her fling with Robert Preston.
Lucky she's got her dad Johnny on hand who won't let Tracey ruin the wedding. Also a sweet Roy is preparing to walk her down the aisle alongside her bridesmaids.
But Carla may be about to reveal all to Nick herself, as she asks to speak to him as they stand at the altar making their vows.
These will be Carla's last scenes on the soap, but what the circumstances are of her departure, we just don't know.
Away from the bride and groom's problems, Nick's grandma Audrey Roberts tempts fate as she tells other grandson David Platt at the reception: "I don't see how things can get much worse..."
Cue the arrival of police on Coronation Street as Callum's body is discovered and David tells his fellow accomplices Kylie and Sarah Platt: "We need to get out now."
It's going to be one hell of an exciting week on the cobbles.
Digital Spy
That will just about finish Audrey off. Gail and Councillor Sally Metcalfe's reaction should be interesting to say the least.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
What about all their kids
I can´t wait to see Carla´s exit .. I doubt she will be back but would they are kill her off? :hmm:
:(I hope they dont kill off - I will miss her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Its a pity they wasted her talents with
repetetive storylines.
But in a way I hope she doesnt return
because that would mean she has made
a success of her new ventures- whatever
they may be:(
if she leaves because nick dumps her, leaving her business and friends behind letting tracy win their pathetic feud, then what a failure by the writing teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
if she leaves because nick dumps her, leaving her business and friends behind letting tracy win their pathetic feud, then what a failure by the writing teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Nor can I, but for different reasons Im sureQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Nor can I, but for different reasons Im sureQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Must be getting very dramatic as Carla´s exit scenes and the finding of Callum´s body will be shown at 9pm ...