DS Lisa Swain has found love on the cobbles

Coronation Street star Vicky Myers has revealed how she had a ‘challenge’ on her hands as she kept news of her cobbles romance a secret.

Fans had been desperatley waiting for news of a new relationship between her character DS Lisa Swain and Weatherfield icon Carla Connor. It started earlier this year when Carla became a listening ear for the stressed-out detective as she managed her teenage daughter and the missing Lauren Bolton case.

Viewers of the ITV soap were then left willing for Lisa to fully admit her feelings for Carla after the pair shared a charged moment back in October which left them both internally questioning their feelings for one another before they decided to get their friendship back on track.

It was then in November that, after some advice from Ryan Connor, Carla headed back to her flat where she found Lisa getting dressed after spending the night on the sofa following a drunken night in the Rovers Return. However, Carla told her not to bother putting her clothes back on, before grabbing her face and kissing her, with Lisa quick to reciprocate.

Carla later emerged from her bedroom but when she pointed out that Lisa’s phone had been ringing, the detective told her to ignore it before heading back to bed. Carla later opened up to Lisa about her experiences being with women before but unfortunately, their romantic moment didn’t last long as Lisa soon discovered that her daughter Betsy Swain was in trouble.

The pair’s relationship then failed to progress but at the end of last month, Carla was attacked in a planned burglary at Underworld, set up by Betsy for Matty and Logan Radcliffe. But the brothers ended up attacking Carla, who was rushed to hospital and had to have surgery to stop a bleed on her brain, leaving her loved ones worried sick.

However, within the blink of an eye, Carla was seen seemingly appeared on the mend, even managing to have a joke with Roy Cropper about her feelings for Lisa. It was the café owner who then encouraged Lisa to be honest about her feelings with Carla and it wasn’t long before they sat Betsy down and told her about their new-found romance.

Speaking about having to keep news of Lisa and Carla’s relationship a secret, Vicky has said in a new interview with Inside Soap: “It was a challenge to put it lightly! Ali [King – who plays Carla] and I knew exactly where it was headed as we shoot so far in advance, but I was delighted as soon as I heart about the relationship.”

And she also told the magazine everything ‘Swarla’ fans were hoping for as she admitted that Lisa and Carla are “soulmates”. She added: “It’s taken Lisa by surprise. She didn’t want to trust her feelings, but there’s definitely longevity there.”

It comes after Corrie teased that as Carla and Lisa’s relationship is going from strength to strength and they plan a cosy Christmas together, with Lisa’s troublemaker of a daughter Betsy on hand, a historic police investigation starts to cast its shadow and Carla’s own health takes a turn for the worse, it may not end up being the magical holiday season they were dreaming of.