CARLA Connor has made a bombshell New Years confession to girlfriend Lisa Swain in today’s Coronation Street.
The Underworld boss – who is played by actress Alison King in the ITV soap – found herself falling for police detective Lisa earlier this year.
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Carla made a shock confession in today’s Coronation StreetCredit: ITV
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The new couple have proved wildly popular with fansCredit: ITV
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However Lisa didn’t return her feelings in an awkward momentCredit: ITV
As the couple spent midnight together for the New Year, Lisa’s injuries from work left her with a busted lip – but it didn’t stop Carla kissing her.
“It was well worth the pain,” Carla said after kissing Lisa’s bruised lip.
“You know what this is the best start to a new year in a very long time,” she added.
“Let’s hope the rest of 2025 is just as good.”
“Don’t jinx it,” said Lisa.
“Jinx it? I don’t believe in fate. Random stuff just happens to me all the time.
“I tell you what though, if you told me this time last year that I was going to be falling in love with the local copper, I’d be…”
Stopping herself from going any further in front of Lisa and Kit, Carla added quickly: “Whoops.
“That just came out there, didn’t it?”
Lisa looked awkward before saying: “I don’t know what to say.”
Later Lisa explained that she just wasn’t there yet and they went to bed to sleep off the booze.
However the couple are set to be rocked further this week as Carla falls dangerously ill with kidney failure.
And it will bring back her mu:: rderer brother Rob as she searched for a donor to save her life.
Corrie boss Kate Brooks told The Sun: “I love Rob and Carla. I love tapping into their history together, and we really explore that through this story.
“There’s so many twists and turns along the way, it’s really exciting. It’s going to be eventful for Carla and Lisa…