Inside Soap UK 4 - 2019

Poor old Sharon, she doesn’t know if she’s coming or going this week. Fresh off the plane from Oz – jetlagged to the max – and then she walks in on her one-time toy-boy lover getting up close with her stepdaughter. “Soap characters never realise they’re in a soap” But what did she expect? Surely she’s a lady who’s made enough comebacks to that Square to know you’re seriously unlikely to wander into a sedate tea party where people politely enquire about each other’s health and discuss the weather. It never ceases to amaze me that people who live in soaps don’t seem to realise that they live in a soap. They still think their wedding will be the “perfect day”, they still say, “I’ve never been happier in my…

Lusty Peter gets passionate with Abi on the boat this week – before attempting to snog former missus Carla! The Weatherfield Romeo grows closer to Abi after giving her a job helping to repair his boat, and the pair very quickly realise that they have a lot in common. Under normal circumstances, this could be the start of something new and exciting for Peter, but there’s one massive problem – he’s head-over-heels for ex-wife Carla, and he can’t get her out of his head. “No matter what Carla says, she’ll be jealous of Abi and Peter…” “If Peter had his way, he and Carla would’ve been together again for months – he wants a future with her,” muses our Corrie snitch. “However, every time it’s looked as though they are…

The run-up to Peter’s declaration of love this week sees Carla’s closest friends concerned for her welfare. Nick reveals to Roy that Carla has been skipping meals and working all the hours God sends, while Michelle is shocked and surprised to see Carla be rude to an old business client over lunch. It’s been revealed that Carla will face mental health problems this spring, so are the week’s events the first signs of her struggle? “Carla makes the decision that her life’s priority is her work,” says Corrie boss Iain MacLeod. “It leads to her making mistakes in her personal and professional lives. She ends up getting on the wrong side of a lot of people.”…

Walford’s most complicated love triangle is spicing up a treat this week – as Sharon walks back through the door just as Keanu is giving in to temptation with Louise! Phil’s missus fled to Australia for an extended holiday after ending her affair with her toy-boy lover. But how does Sharon feel now that she’s had some time to think things over? And what will she make of Keanu locking lips with Lou? “It won’t have crossed Sharon’s mind for a second that Keanu may have moved on – let alone by dating her stepdaughter!” splutters our Square insider. “She is absolutely gobsmacked, and while Sharon won’t admit it, the sight of him and Louise together really hurts.” I LOVE LOU! After a rocky few weeks, Louise and Keanu have…

PRO Blonde, bright and beautiful, Sharon is Walford’s original princess. Any man would be thrilled to be her prince! Blonde, bright and beautiful, Louise is the heir to the Mitchell throne (should her brother Ben meet an untimely death). Any man would be thrilled to be her prince! CON Sharon and Keanu could be very happy – if it weren’t for her brute of a psychopathic husband, Phil Mitchell! Louise and Keanu could be very happy – if it weren’t for her brute of a psychopathic father, Phil Mitchell! PRO Sharon has stable influences in her life – best friend Michelle Fowler is a tower of support (when she’s not busy snogging an American student half her age). Louise has stable influences in her life – best friend Bex Fowler…

Self-titled ‘dream team’ Nicola and Robert enter a nightmare this week, when Graham, the supposedly oblivious victim of their scamming these past few months, makes it very clear that he’s not so out of the loop after all! And as the reality of crossing such a dangerous man sinks in, Nicola is terrified of the consequences… “Nicola and Robert didn’t reckon on Graham sobering up quite as quickly as he did!” admits Nicola Wheeler, who plays Nicola. “The two of them have set up this fake development company in order to embezzle funds from Home Farm, with the aid of Graham’s signature. But it was entirely reliant on Graham being sozzled – and that’s the problem! They thought they’d be in and out before he’d sobered up.” At the start…