Carla’s secret REVEALED!
What did she really get up to during her time away from Weatherfield?
arla Connor was in a bad way when she went AWOL from Weatherfield last year. Blamed by many for the factory roof collapse that killed Rana Habeeb, the brunette was a shadow of her former self as her mental health spiralled out of control and she became gripped by paranoia.
Twelve months on, and it seems the businesswoman’s dark days are behind her. But this week, two shady characters from her past come back to haunt her.
The first is Chelsey, who accosted Carla in the Rovers’ loos last week and told her she knew her. As Carla insists she’s never set eyes on her before, the intimidating newcomer reminds her that she stayed in her squat when she was sleeping rough.
Carla’s shaken as painful memories come flooding back, and she’s horrified when Chelsey says she wants £1,000, or she’ll tell Peter what his girlfriend got up to...
‘Carla is completely blindsided,’ says our Corrie insider. ‘She has slowly pieced her life back together after her breakdown, and thought that chapter of her life was behind her.
‘To suddenly have it all dredged back up again is a nightmare for her, and she’s not sure how to deal with it.’
The following day, when Carla finds Chelsey lurking in the Rovers’ backyard, she
Ctries to reach out to her by offering to buy her breakfast. But it doesn’t work, as Chelsey later returns with a scally called Jordan.
He reminds Carla that he ran the squat, and orders her to pay up for destroying his drugs. He then leaves her devastated by raking up her secret…
Peter demands to know what’s going on when he walks into the back room to find the pair in cahoots. Carla claims Jordan was inquiring about renting a room, and Peter escorts him out. But when he returns, she admits that he and Chelsey are blackmailing her. It’s a major turning point, and when both Jordan and Chelsey come back, Carla decides to stop running from her past. There’s a glimmer of the old Carla as she takes on the dodgy duo, who are then frogmarched out of the boozer by Scott.
Her steely side well and truly back, what’s next for the Street survivor?
SHE THOUGHT THAT CHAPTER OF HER LIFE WAS BEHIND HER