Coronation Street has laid the foundation for Abi Webster’s affair storyline as newcomer Carl is introduced.

Today’s episode began with Abi having a terrible time of it, as Kevin was feeling terrible and couldn’t keep food down, so she needed to sort out getting meds and soup while dealing with a client at work and trying to get Tyrone Dobbs to cover her.

She reached her boiling point when a stranger tried cutting her up to get into a parking space and dented her car.

The two raged at each other for a bit, before Abi started to outpour about everything that was getting under her skin.

“I was on the phone to me husband, he’s got cancer,” she said. “And I am trying to be nice to him, but it is hard ’cause he’s angry a lot, you see. I think he’s pushing me away.”

“I’ve just finished having treatment for PTSD after having a young lad die in my arms, who was stabbed to death,” she continued. “But yeah, you keep making your little jokes.”

He tried to stop her from walking away and received a punch to the face and a bloody nose. The two decided to draw a line under their little feud, but when his car wouldn’t start, Abi offered to fix it.

The two shared some cheeky banter as she fixed his vehicle, and he asked her out for a drink later, admitting: “I’m totally trying to pick you up. You’re funny, you’re gorgeous, and you can mend cars.”

He noted Abi’s earlier comment about her husband pushing her away, stating that they could go to a hotel for a one-off and no one would need to know.

She turned him down after looking at her phone and seeing the calls and messages from Kevin she had been ignoring, but the look on her face gave away that she was considering it (and from spoilers, we know that she will go there).

At the Bistro, Abi told the story about the car dent – leaving out the details about the mutual attraction and affair proposal – before heading off to the toilet.

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When she returned, she was stunned to see that the stranger had turned up at their table and that he wasn’t a stranger at all, but Kevin and Debbie’s brother Carl.

Kevin repeated the story about Abi’s car park encounter, and she learned that he works with motors and could have fixed his engine himself. Abi could barely conceal her irritation, even more so when Kevin offered their sofa for Carl to stay on.

At the house, Abi insisted that she couldn’t wait for Carl to leave, which amused him.

Abi Webster (Sally Carman) got much more than she bargained for when she headed to the supermarket in tonight’s Coronation Street.

The mechanic’s day took a turn for the worse when a car hit hers as she tried to reverse into a parking space, leading to a confrontation with the driver.

When he made a derogatory comment about what could have caused her bad mood, Abi was quick to put him straight, explaining how husband Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) was battling cancer and how she’d just finished treatment for PTSD after Mason Radcliffe’s death.

Though he tried to apologise, Abi ended up lashing out and giving him a bloody nose as she punched him in the face.

She was quick to apologise, and eventually got him to agree not to press charges.

Things got even worse for the driver when his car wouldn’t start, but fortunately Abi offered to get it up and running again.

Abi ended up punching him!

As she worked on the car, the conversation between them grew more flirty, until eventually the driver asked her out.

Abi made it very clear that she was married and insisted she wasn’t interested – though there was certainly chemistry in the air between them!

However, things were set to get even more complicated when Abi met Kevin at the Bistro for a double date with Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) and Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan).

Debbie and Kevin were thrilled when younger brother Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) turned up for a surprise visit – but the same couldn’t be said for Abi, who instantly recognised him as the man from the car park!

Abi was mortified as Kevin retold the story of her afternoon to Carl, totally oblivious to the fact that Carl was the man involved.

Later, finding themselves alone, Carl continued to flirt with Abi, despite her protestations that she was a married woman.

She once again made it clear that she wasn’t interested, though their conversation had clearly left her flustered

It appears that Coronation Street is already laying the groundwork for what could end up being a steamy affair, as Abi and Kevin’s relationship becomes more strained.

In recent days, Kevin attempted to push his loved ones away as he struggled to deal with his testicular cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Abi even mentioned the strain in their relationship to Carl during their carpark argument.