Coronation Street's Carla Connor's health rocked as cosy Christmas with DS Lisa Swain at risk

Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain may have finally given in to their feelings just before the festive season but it doesn't appear their cosy Christmas will go as planned in Coronation Street.

It's been a long time coming for fans of the ITV soap to see Carla happy in a new relationship following husband Peter Barlow's emotional exit last Boxing Day. And it's been months now that they have been begging for her to find love with the local detective sergeant.

Fans had been willing for Lisa to fully admit her feelings for Carla after the pair shared a charged moment back in October which left them both internally questioning their feelings for one another before they decided to get their friendship back on track.

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It was then in November that, after some advice from Ryan Connor, Carla headed back to her flat where she found Lisa getting dressed after spending the night on the sofa following a drunken night in the Rovers Return. However, Carla told her not to bother putting her clothes back on, before grabbing her face and kissing her, with Lisa quick to reciprocate.

Carla later emerged from her bedroom but when she pointed out that Lisa’s phone had been ringing, the detective told her to ignore it before heading back to bed. Carla later opened up to Lisa about her experiences being with women before but unfortunately, their romantic moment didn't last long as Lisa soon discovered that her daughter Betsy Swain was in trouble.

The pair's relationship then failed to progress but at the end of last month, Carla was attacked in a planned burglary at Underworld, set up by Betsy for