Lisa’s Big Day With Carla Thrown Into Turmoil | Coronation Street

A day that was meant to mark the beginning of forever instead threatens to rip apart everything Lisa Swain and Carla Connor have fought so hard to protect in Coronation Street.

After months of heartbreak, danger and impossible choices, Lisa and Carla finally set their sights on a future together. Since admitting their feelings in late 2024, their love story has been anything but smooth. Carla’s fragile health opened the door to chaos when her dangerous brother, Rob Donovan, re-entered her life in explosive fashion. At the same time, Lisa was wrestling with ghosts from her own past, secrets that threatened to cloud her future with the woman she loves.

Just when it seemed they had weathered the worst, September delivered another devastating blow. Lisa’s former wife, Becky Swain, shockingly resurfaced four years after being presumed dead while on duty. Her return sent shockwaves through Weatherfield and straight into the heart of Lisa and Carla’s relationship. Becky was manipulative, desperate and determined. She almost succeeded in driving a permanent wedge between the couple, even attempting to convince Lisa and her daughter, Betsy, to flee the country with her and start over.

But Becky underestimated Carla. Refusing to lose Lisa without a fight, Carla joined forces with DC Kit Green to stop Becky’s spiraling plan. In a tense showdown that nearly ended in abduction, Becky was thwarted just before she could carry out her most drastic move. Her arrest and eventual 12-year prison sentence should have brought peace. Instead, it left emotional wreckage behind.

Determined not to let Becky’s interference define her future, Lisa set about repairing the damage. Carla, still raw from betrayal and fear, initially kept her guard up. Yet love proved stronger than pride. The connection between them refused to fade, and in an emotional reconciliation, they chose each other again. This time, they meant business. Wedding plans were set in motion, and April 23rd at the Chariot Square Hotel was chosen as the venue for their long-awaited ceremony.

After enduring kidnappings, family secrets and prison scandals, surely nothing could derail their special day.

Or so they think.

As Weatherfield prepares for the celebration, storm clouds gather unnoticed. While guests assemble and vows are rehearsed, fate has other plans waiting in the wings.

The first shock comes before Lisa and Carla can even say “I do.” A knock at Carla’s door changes everything. On the doorstep sits a baby carrier — and inside, a child who carries a legacy of danger and deception.

The baby is Connie, the daughter of Rob Donovan and former prison officer Mandy — a relationship born out of manipulation. Viewers will remember how Rob orchestrated a daring prison escape after donating a kidney to Carla. By seducing and exploiting Mandy, he secured his freedom, only for his true nature to surface soon after. Mandy was left devastated when she realized she had been used. What no one knew at the time was that she was pregnant.

Now, the consequences of Rob’s actions land squarely at Carla’s feet.

Lisa rushes after the woman who abandons the child, desperate for answers. The truth emerges quickly: Connie’s grandmother can no longer cope and needs someone to take the baby while she is hospitalized. With Rob behind bars and Mandy absent from the scene, the only viable family member left is Carla.

Carla’s reaction is immediate and firm. She refuses. The thought of welcoming Rob’s child into her life — especially on her wedding day — feels like cruel irony. Rob has caused her nothing but pain. Why should she now shoulder responsibility for his daughter?

But Lisa sees a frightened child, not a criminal’s shadow. She gently reminds Carla that if they turn their backs, Connie will likely enter the care system. As her aunt, Carla may be the baby’s last chance at family.

The timing could not be worse. Instead of focusing on flowers, vows and a lifetime of happiness, the couple is thrust into a moral dilemma that threatens to overshadow their union. Will compassion win out over resentment? Can Carla separate Connie from Rob’s sins?

And as if this emotional bombshell weren’t enough, the cobbles are about to witness something far darker.

While wedding guests celebrate, Betsy Swain makes a horrifying discovery: one of her neighbors lies dead on the street. What begins as a day of joy transforms into a crime scene. Sirens replace music. Panic replaces champagne toasts. Lisa — police officer and bride — is pulled in two directions at once.

Her daughter is traumatized. Her community is in shock. And somewhere amidst the chaos, someone has committed murder.

The timing is no coincidence. April has long been teased as the month Weatherfield will be rocked by a major whodunit — and now five characters are rumored to be in danger. Suspicion spreads quickly, and no one feels entirely safe.

Among the most unsettling figures in recent weeks is Jodie Ramsay, whose erratic behavior has fueled endless speculation. Introduced during the explosive crossover event “Coryale,” which united Weatherfield and Emmerdale, Jodie first appeared bound in the back of a van driven by returning character Graham Foster. When a catastrophic multi-vehicle collision halted traffic, she seized her chance to escape — only to crash into a tree while fleeing from DC Kit Green.

Since then, her presence has grown increasingly sinister.

Viewers have noticed her secretive collection of stolen items — a box containing jewelry, personal keepsakes and even a USB drive. The contents have only expanded. A gold locket with photos of smiling children. A book belonging to Brian Packham. Most disturbingly, a defaced wedding photograph of Bernie Winter and Dev Alahan, with Bernie’s face carefully cut out and added to Jodie’s stash.

Fans are convinced the box is a collection of trophies.

Some theorize that Jodie may suffer from kleptomania — a compulsive urge to steal items of little material value. Others suspect something deeper and more calculated. Could there be a hidden connection between Jodie and another Weatherfield resident? Whispers of a potential DNA twist suggest her storyline may explode into something far more personal than random theft.

Meanwhile, another storm brews around Bernie Winter.

Mal Roer’s arrival on the cobbles set off alarm bells from the start. Claiming to be married to a woman named Alice — a prison pen pal of Roy Cropper — Mal violently confronted Roy, accusing him of betrayal. Yet inconsistencies quickly surfaced. Some viewers doubt Alice even exists, suspecting Mal fabricated the correspondence himself.

After his altercation with Roy, Mal crossed paths with Bernie at the Chariot Square Hotel, where grief over the deaths of Billy Mayhew and Paul Foreman had driven her to seek escape. What began as a reckless night spiraled into obsession. Though Bernie rejected his advances, Mal became fixated, embedding himself into her life under the guise of electrical work at the café.

Bernie’s discomfort escalated into fear as Mal’s behavior turned threatening. During a heated confrontation, he cornered her, forcing her to reiterate her devotion to Dev. When her wedding photo was vandalized, she publicly accused Mal — only for the truth to point elsewhere.

In a moment of fury and humiliation, Bernie issued a chilling warning: if he didn’t leave her alone, she would kill him.

Now Mal has been attacked.

With witnesses recalling Bernie’s threat, she becomes the prime suspect and is swiftly arrested. But sharp-eyed viewers know the vandalized photo was found in Jodie’s growing trophy box. Is Mal merely a pawn? Are he and Jodie working together? Or is someone else orchestrating events from the shadows?

As Lisa and Carla’s wedding day collapses into scandal and tragedy, every storyline collides. A surprise baby. A brutal murder. An arrest. Long-buried secrets threatening to surface.

What should have been Lisa’s happiest day becomes the ultimate test. Can she balance duty and devotion? Will Carla soften her heart toward Connie, or will Rob’s legacy poison their fresh start? And as suspicions spiral around Jodie and Mal, who will pay the ultimate price when the truth is revealed?

In true Coronation Street fashion, love and danger walk hand in hand. By the time the confetti settles on the cobbles, nothing — and no one — will be the same.