CORONATION Street star Sally Carman has revealed all about Abi Webster’s upcoming affair with brother-in-law Carl.
The actress – who plays mechanic Abi in the ITV soap – has opened up about the beginning of the new storyline after actor Jonathan Howard made his debut as Carl last night.
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The very flirty scenes saw sparks fly between Abi and Carl but married Abi being horrified to discover the man she flirted with is in fact her husband’s brother.
And with husband Kevin battling testicular cancer at the moment, she is particularly vulnerable.
“They had this shock meeting where they ran into each other in the car park and there was instant electricity, a spark,” explained Sally.
“Then he turned up in her life and turned out to be Kevin’s brother, which was gutting because he’d awakened something in her.
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“I think with Abi, with her being an addict, there was that rush, that adrenaline that she hasn’t had for a very long time. It completely turned her from red to blue.”
Viewers watched as Abi tried to shut Carl down after discovering who he was – but it’s going to be a tough battle for her.
“Well, she wanted to shut it down because it would just devastate everything,” Sally added.
“She’s been given this whole life with Kevin, the kids are secure, she’s got a child now who’s safe and she’s all sorted.
“Her life is calm and loving, and that is something she’s craved for. But a massive part of who Abi is is dangerous.
“There’s the addiction element; she thrives on risk-taking and danger. That part of her life, which was dormant, has now come up.
“There’s like an animal inside her and she’s absolutely fighting this with everything she’s got.
“She’s thinking of the kids, she’s thinking also of what she’s got with Kevin and what they’ve got really works.
“They do love each other but she’d forgotten what it was like to feel alive. So she just wants Carl to go in the hope that that feeling will disappear.”
However with Kevin pushing her away while he faces the fight for his life, Abi may be tempted to his younger brother.
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Sally said: “She’s been struggling with one thing or another for a very long time so this guy coming in who just adores her and fancies her and has awoken this life in her, she finds irresistible.
“It’s going to be very hard for Abi to fight this.”