CORONATION Street left fans fuming as they insisted a budding romance was ‘ruined’.
Viewers had hoped Carla Connor (Alison King) and DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) could be the latest pairing.
However, scenes in Friday’s (September 6) appeared to dash this desire.
Lisa stepped in to thwart villain Joel Deering (Calum Lill), who was threatening Carla in Underworld.
As Carla revealed her struggles, Lisa offered comfort by putting a hand on her elbow.
However, the policewoman’s teenage daughter Betsy (Sydney Martin) – who’s had problems with Carla – walked in and didn’t like what she saw.
After Betsy ran off, her mother later found her and explained: “I had my hand on Carla’s arm, it was a comforting hand! Carla’s straight!”
However, the younger Swain replied: “Yeah, and so is spaghetti until you boil it!”
Afterwards, Betsy proceeded to tell about the hit and run at the Precinct, which Carla was responsible for.
Although viewers were happy to see romantic potential – they later fumed Betsy had “ruined” the pair’s chemistry.
One wrote on X: “Can’t believe Betsy just ruined what was gonne 100% be a moment there!”
Another fumed: “Betsy nooo we deserved a long scene!”
A third fan agreed: “Great timing, Betsy. Great.”
While a fourth penned: “Betsy thinks it was more than [friends] and so do we!
“Then to ruin any chance of a relationship the little brat tells her mum about Carla hitting a boy then driving off!”
Other fans, meanwhile, were left wondering about the Swain’s family history.
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One speculated: “I think Betsy thinks Carla is trying to replace her other mum who died.”
While another chimed in: “Why am I so invested in the Swain family?
“I want to know more about Lisa’s wife Becky. How did she die? Which mum had Betsy? I’m fully into this.”
Coronation Street airs on ITV and is available on ITVX.
