Coronation Street kicks off Abi Webster’s (Sally Carman) forthcoming affair storyline next week, which will see her cheat on husband Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) with his brother.
Earlier this year, it was announced that Kevin and Debbie’s (Sue Devaney) previously unseen half-sibling Carl would arrive in Weatherfield, with actor Jonathan Howard taking on the role.
It was followed by the news that Abi and Carl would soon fall into each other’s arms, as Kevin continues his cancer treatment.
Abi and Carl meet for the first time next week – although they do not immediately hit it off, initially in the dark that they are actually siblings-in-law.
It all begins after Abi nips to Freshco to get some anti-sickness meds for Kevin. Shei has an incident when Carl tries to steal her parking space and prangs her car.
Abi loses her temper shouting that her husband is suffering from cancer and gives Carl a bloodied nose.
Mortified, she apologises and he shrugs it off and heads back to his car. After it fails to start Abi offers to fix it.
When he tells her she is funny and gorgeous, he then asks her out for a drink – what will Abi say?
Back at the Bistro, Abi tells Kevin, Debbie and Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) all about the incident – minus the attraction between her and the driver.
But as she comes back from the ladies she is shocked to find Carl chatting to the others and realises he is Kevin and Debbie’s brother…
Carl shares a dad – Bill – with Debbie and Kevin, though the siblings have a different mum. He’s also grown up in Germany, where he was born in 1986.
Speaking about his character, actor Jonathan Howard said of Carl: ‘He comes into Weatherfield to ostensibly be with his brother because he’s found out he’s got cancer.
‘But then we’ll discover Carl’s got some money issues back in Germany where he’s been living.’
Coronation Street airs these scenes on Friday 11 April at 8pm on ITV1 or stream first from 7am on ITVX.
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