Coronation Street spoilers follow from Friday’s episode (29 August), which is available to watch now on ITVX and YouTube but hasn’t yet aired on ITV1.
Coronation Street makes Carl Webster’s love life even messier tonight as he starts a surprise fling with James Bailey.
The chaos surrounding Carl’s personal life intensifies as he enjoys a passionate afternoon with James in his hotel room. Is it only a matter of time before Abi finds out?
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Friday’s visit to the cobbles sees Abi reluctantly head off on holiday to Mallorca, where she’ll be reunited with her husband (and Carl’s brother) Kevin.
The mechanic had previously delayed her trip abroad after pretending to lose her passport – a ploy which allowed her to spend some days alone with secret lover Carl.
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With Abi out of the way, Tracy Barlow – love interest #2 – visits Carl at his hotel room and makes it very clear that she wants to have sex with him.
Carl rejects Tracy and sends her packing, but one important reason why soon becomes clear as we see that he already has a naked James in his bed!
Chemistry had been brewing between Carl and James over the past few weeks after they’d arranged some personal training sessions together, but this is the first time they’ve given into temptation. Their new-found connection was kept tightly under wraps until the episode dropped today.
Carl and James are in full agreement that they’ve had a fun time and should do it again, keeping it casual. But will this blow up in Carl’s face when Abi finds out that he hasn’t been entirely honest with her?
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Speaking about this huge new Carl twist, Jonathan Howard – who plays the charmer – commented: “Carl likes living life on the edge, he is a hedonist and a free spirit, he is attracted to a person regardless of their gender and if he sees something he wants he goes for it with no real thought to the consequences of his actions.
“He is frustrated that Abi has gone away with Kevin and he needs something to distract himself. There is a spark between him and James so he goes for it.
“Tracy was also offering herself to him but he isn’t stupid and he knows that would be a dangerous move, James on the other hand is less complicated and more fun.”
