Inside Soap UK

It’s the soap wedding we’ve all been waiting for, as Corrie faves Carla Connor and Lisa Swain finally tie the knot this week! The Inside Soap team was lucky enough to be invited to a special screening of the wedding episode at the soap’s set in Manchester (one person, who shall remain nameless, even bought a fascinator specially for the occasion!) – and let me tell you, there wasn’t a dry eye in the audience as the beautiful scenes played out. I know we’re all used to soap weddings being interrupted by a long-lost spouse or a huge secret being revealed, but this could well be up there with Scott and Charlene’s iconic nuptials in Neighbours as just being a happy, romantic day filled with love and laughter. Oh, and…

First with the week’s HOTTEST headlines Carla and Lisa’s dream day looks set to be wrecked by a venue disaster this week – until one of the brides pulls off the ultimate romantic surprise! Everything is going according to plan as the couple and their loved ones kick off a week of celebrations, then it all goes pear-shaped when the function room at Chariot Square floods. Carla gets a sinking feeling when Ryan breaks the news that they can’t go ahead as planned – but just when it looks as though all is lost, plucky Lisa takes control and gives Carla a day she’ll never forget… “Carla is everything to Lisa, and she’s not prepared to let anything stop her from making this amazing woman her wife!” declares our Corrie…

JODIE Sinister Jodie is hellbent on destroying sister Shona’s life, that much is clear. But as she ramps up her efforts to steal David and wreak havoc in Weatherifeld, will Jodie be stopped in her tracks? CARL Despicable Carl’s treatment of Debbie has shocked even his worst enemies. As the grasping and conniving continue, will one of the many people whom Carl has wronged end him? MAGGIE Her sharp tongue has inflicted plenty of wounds, and her lies have turned Ben’s world upside down. In the past, she’s been the killer, but has Maggie hurled her final insult? THEO Todd has finally broken free of abusive Theo, whose depths of darkness are now common knowledge. Will someone act to ensure he can never hurt Todd – or anybody else –…

Pregnant Charity’s left fighting for her life this week, after a traumatic race against time to deliver her baby sees her trapped in a lift with both Ross and Mack! It’s the worst-case scenario for Charity, as her secret baby daddy is forced to deliver his own child in front of her husband! But when Charity starts bleeding heavily, will she and the baby be okay? “Charity is haemorrhaging!” cries Emma Atkins, who plays the distressed mum-to-be. “The odds are stacked against her, giving birth stuck inside a lift. Everyone’s fraught with emotion, and it’s not looking good for Charity…” Ahead of Charity’s stressful labour, she throws a big baby shower for Sarah, trying to overcompensate for all the secrets and lies she’s burying. But when the cake can’t be…

Hi Emma! Given all the lies, how is Charity feeling about the birth? She accepts that this lie must stay deeply buried. I think the feeling of giving Sarah something she couldn’t have naturally is her way of legitimising what she’s done. What was the birth like to film? One of the funniest and best, most challenging things that I’ve ever filmed. Making a lot of primal noises in a very close space with Mike Parr [Ross] and Lawrence Robb [Mackenzie] was an unusual scenario! The consequences of the truth coming out would be huge… Charity understands the gravity, and how that would haemorrhage everything in the Dingle clan. I have such a complex year coming up! This is my favourite storyline. Can Charity give up the baby? She’s just…

Ravi reaches crisis point this week as his mental health spirals, then his family is involved in a terrible accident – leading him to contemplate taking his own life. Unable to cope with the guilt of attacking his own son, Ravi finally unravels – and there are far-reaching consequences for more than one Walford family… “Something like this was bound to happen sooner or later,” begins our EastEnders insider. “Tormented Ravi has been spiralling after months of misery, and it won’t take much to tip him over the edge – but this time, there might not be any coming back!” Ravi’s been struggling ever since he beat up Nugget while in the grips of a drug-induced hallucination, which triggered his son’s epilepsy. Nugget has no idea his father was behind…