Coronation Street has confirmed that sparks will fly between Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain in upcoming scenes as a tender moment leaves Carla feeling confused.
It comes as viewers continue to desperately hope for a romance between the two characters as they have been seen growing close in recent months.
Back in May, fans of the ITV soap went wild over scenes between Swain and Carla. The detective sergeant ended up discovering that Carla covered for her nephew Bobby Crawford when he lied in a fresh police statement over who he saw when Lauren Bolton disappeared in a bid to help Roy Cropper. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien says 'she doesn't like him' amid Sarah Platt backlash READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Despite Lisa being the reason Carla's friend was behind bars at the time, over the suspected murder of missing teen Lauren, Carla was seen being sympathetic to the stressed-out detective and mum.
Since then, Lisa and Carla have spent more time together thanks to her landing daughter Betsy Swain work experience at Underworld, with Carla being a helping hand for Swain and Bety's strained relationship.
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