I think she left to spend time with her child .. not necessarily to work somewhere elseQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
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I think she left to spend time with her child .. not necessarily to work somewhere elseQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Yes, I read that she was having difficulty getting work and then Kate Oates approached her about a come back.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
I read that too. Didn't think it had been confirmed she was coming back either tbh. News came from the Sun I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Yes that is correct. She has a small child and wanted to spend more time with her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Also this was the paper that at Christmas says she was coming back, when all she was doing was popping into Granada to drop some Christmas cards off. We will see :hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruffed_lemur
The Sun printing a false story? Never! Shock!! Horror!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
Fake news everywhere these days, by the look of things :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
According to Radio Times article, she comes back to help Johnny
Yay!!! Best news for a while if that is true!! ��
Kate Oates has confirmed a big return for popular character Carla Connor this Christmas as Alison King has signed on the dotted line to reprise the role
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The rumours are finally true: Coronation Street is bringing back Carla Connor.
More than one year on from her departure following a disastrously failed wedding, Alison King has signed on to return to Corrie at Christmas and we'll see her in an explosive storyline alongside Kym Marsh (via the Radio Times). :crying:
Producer Kate Oates has promised a brand new spin on the character who has battled alcoholism and was even a murder suspect in her dark past.
"Ever since I got here, it's been rumoured that Carla's coming back. But it was never true. Even the latest indications of it," Oates said. "Ali has only just signed her contract and she'll be back around Christmas.
"It's time to break new ground with Carla. I didn't want to put her on that familiar cycle of self-destruction, recovery, followed by more self-destruction.
"What we'll have instead are these two strong Connor women – Carla and Michelle – on opposing sides and in conflict for a change. It'll be a refreshing dynamic for us to see."
While the tough-talking Carla has been a lifelong friend of Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), she's equally as remembered for her notorious feud with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford).
Perhaps the person most happy about Alison's return to Corrie is her on-and-off screen friend Kym Marsh, who said she was hopeful of a reunion when chatting to Digital Spy earlier in the year.
"I keep trying to tempt [actress Alison King]. She's busy and she's a mum as well," Marsh told us. "She's got her own personal life and everything. I personally would love to see Carla return. I think Michelle misses her, like a double act.
"Now [Michelle's] not with Steve, it would be more of a double act. So, who knows?"
Digital Spy
Great news but why storyline with Michelle :(
I think Alison King was having trouble finding other work! She needs to pay the mortgage.
She is married or has a partner so I doubt that is the reason. She might just miss playing her character or working with the other cast members. She had a break and is ready to return. I hope she returns as the old feisty Carla and not the whimpering scared woman she was at the end. And Tracy needs her comeuppance for causing the fire and getting away with it :angry: Go Carla, Go Go Go !!Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
I feel she will be put back with Peter
Would not surprise me ... same old, same old ...Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
I would like her to return with a Nick or Robert JuniorQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I don't think women rely on a partner to keep them the days plus she has had multiple partners but doesn't have one at present. http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-n...nnor-departureQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
http://liverampup.com/entertainment/...t-married.html
did she not split from her husband, partner or baby daddy as there were rumours of her getting with co stars shayne ward and ryan thomasQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
did alison act in anything since she left the street?
Coronation Street boss Kate Oates has teased tension between Carla Connor and her long-term best friend Michelle when she returns to Weatherfield.
It was confirmed back in August that Alison King was reprising her role as fan favourite Carla, who will be on her way back to the Cobbles at Christmas.
And while most details about her comeback are being kept under wraps, viewers can expect to see some big changes for the character – in particular when it comes to her friendship with Michelle.
Speaking to What's On TV, Kate said: "I am definitely keen to explore different sides of their relationship."
"They have obviously got Robert in common now which is interesting, but their friendship is really strong, so anything that challenges it will have to feel very truthful and quite deep.
"I just want to explore the dynamics – [it] would be a shame to leave everything as is. What's good about these long-standing friendships is when you challenge them and see what could potentially break them.
"But that is not the storyline that brings her in, what brings her in is something a bit more unexpected."
Carla bowed out of Corrie in June 2016 – following her disastrous wedding to Nick Tilsley – who she'd cheated on with Michelle's current partner Robert.
Digitl Spy
Why is that good? Why can't people just be left as friends? Why do we have to look at ways of breaking up long-standing friendships? :angry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Even in the name of drama this should be possible!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
I want Carla to return with a child but I assume Michelle and Johnny have been in contact or visiting her so would have said if she had one
I can't understand why she's coming back so soon in the first place, run the factory I guess. Be nice imo. for the show to recruit some real, earthy northern working class characters ,the likes of Beth Tinker (rarely seen nowadays). Always seems to be the business folk, the so called wealth creators. Not just corrie , emmerdale has gone down the same route. Again, needs a balance, imo, So much virtually unknown acting talent out there ,jump at a chance, I reckon :(
Did she do any other roles while away from the show?Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
Courtesy of Wiki "In September 2016, while attending a Cirque Du Soleil show after just returning from a holiday in France, King admitted that since quitting Coronation Street, she has no new projects lined up, joking that she might quit acting and join the circus.[56] She quipped: "Yeah, I'll maybe have a go tonight and see how it pans out". Sounds like a no tammy . Your post louise ,spot on ,I suppose that explains the return. Very lucky to be in that work situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
they need to keep carla miserableQuote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
i never bought into this friendship with michelle after all cheating with liam on paul etc., michelle hated her and then best friends
It's amazing how some actors who leave the soap go on to be famous in other roles - Suranne Jones , Sarah Lancashire, Rob James Collier ( Downton and other things) and yet some don't . We never hear about them again. "Carla", Ryan Thomas and many more who think they will set the world alight but don't .
Any more famous and non famous ?
Everyone in Neighbours!Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
At least she is honest about it which is a rare thing these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
Rather ironic that Ryan Thomas has just got a role in Neighbours then!
Who is honest?Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
Coronation Street star Shayne Ward has revealed that Carla Connor's comeback storyline is even being kept secret from the cast.
Show bosses recently delighted fans by announcing that Alison King is making a return as Carla, who was last seen in Weatherfield in May 2016.
Shayne's character Aidan will be reunited with his half-sister when Carla arrives back at Christmas, but the actor still has no idea what to expect.
Speaking to Digital Spy and other media at a Coronation Street press day, Shayne enthused: "I'm very excited about Carla coming back – we all are. No-one knows what is going to happen when she comes back, and I like that it's a secret.
"For me personally, she is one of the most captivating actresses I've ever watched on screen. She was in my first scene with Ben Price and she just made me feel so relaxed.
"That is what I've loved about my two years of being here at Corrie – as much work as we have to do, every actor makes you feel so relaxed and if I am struggling with how to deliver a certain line, I don't feel embarrassed whereas I would have once.
"I learn every day. Ali helped me with that from the get-go and she helped me a hell of a lot."
Corrie's producer Kate Oates has vowed to take Carla in a new direction when she returns – which will include some unexpected tension with Michelle.
"It's time to break new ground with Carla. I didn't want to put her on that familiar cycle of self-destruction, recovery, followed by more self-destruction," Kate told Radio Times last month.
"What we'll have instead are these two strong Connor women – Carla and Michelle – on opposing sides and in conflict for a change. It'll be a refreshing dynamic for us to see."
Digital Spy
According to Coronation street boss Kate Oates, the character Carla Connor (Alison King) is about to turn all of her wrongs into rights on the highly-rated soap Coronation Street. As a matter of fact, Alsion says that she wants to see her character end her destructive and ongoing tale of misery with a much more uplifting and positive storyline.
As many fans know, Carla has been done wrong one too many times already. And for her, enough is enough already. It’s time for change. Kate told Britain’s Metro.co.uk, “The storyline that we’ve got for Carla will show a different side to her and play a very different tone. I think people might think that it is an interesting choice and wonder why Corrie is playing this. But I’d say to give it a few weeks and months because it does lead into something else and it will make a lot of sense.”
Of course, fans will have to simply tune in to see what’s in store for Carla. And while Kate has remained rather tight lipped about Carla’s comeback, she did say that if there’s one thing that won’t change for her, it’s her relationship with Roy Cropper. After all, he is the one true friend she’s ever had at home.
Kate added, “The Carla and Roy friendship is sacrosanct and no-one is ever allowed to touch it forever. But I am really happy to be revisiting that and it’s interesting for Johnny because Roy has always been more of a father to Carla and he is in a position now where he is going to have all of his three children in his life for a longer period of time – and I think he is going to get a bit of dad jealousy!”
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I hope they are not going to make Roy an idiot. It is hardly Roy's style to say something confidential to all as he did yesterday
When Carla comes home, some fans may question the direction of her return storyline warns show boss Kate Oates. She has revealed that the plot will be a big surprise and will show a new side to Carla. But something that won’t change is her close bond with father figure Roy – which is set to make Johnny jealous
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Oates Alison's return storyline, revealing that it is not what the audience may presume.
"Carla's comeback storyline is good," she added. "I don't think it's what people would expect.
"It's a storyline that's got long-running consequences.
"I think when she first comes back, people will be like, 'Oh, I didn't expect this to be her returning story,' but as it runs on, things will become clear and they will realise why Corrie has brought her back."
She is returning with a secret and is not drinking anymore :hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Coronation Street: Carla to be Kate’s confidant when she returns, says Faye Brookes
The Corrie star teases Carla's Christmas comeback and Connor family reunion
Carla Connor will be thrust straight back into the spotlight when she returns to Coronation Street next month, and is set to become embroiled with sister Kate’s secret relationship with Rana Nazir.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Faye Brookes, who plays lovestruck Kate, teased Carla’s involvement in her character’s controversial love story with the married nurse once she’s back on the cobbles.
“Carla will be a confidant for Kate, 100 per cent” revealed the actress. “After all the drama that’s happened to Carla, I don’t think that she is going to judge! Out of everyone, she’s the one Kate is going to turn to.”
Alison King recently resumed filming on the Corrie set after an 18-month break as the popular factory boss, following a decade of high drama that included several failed marriages, miscarriage, murders and general emotional mayhem.
And while life off screen is obviously not as traumatic for the Connor women, Brookes reveals her reunion behind the scenes with King is still pretty lively. “Alison, Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor) and I are sharing a dressing room at the moment, and it is havoc! We have a really good relationship on and off screen and it’s nice to have Ali back. She said it has been so easy to return.”
Kate and Rana’s forbidden romance is currently at the centre of the show, with Luke Britton now in on the secret. Next week, when pushed by Luke to stop stringing Kate along, Rana reveals she is pregnant – but no one, not even husband Zeedan, knows.
Looks like Carla and Kate are going to have a lot of catching up to do when she reappears in the run-up to Christmas…
I could see her with Adam but not DanielQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
So she is 'carrying ' a secret. People carry a baby