Carla Connor (Alison King) and Lisa Swain’s (Vicky Myers) romance has taken Coronation Street fans by storm, garnering a cult following across the globe.

‘It’s brilliant, isn’t it?’ Vicky Myers enthused to me when I caught up with her at the British Soap Awards.

‘And it’s testament to [the fans] that they’ve invested in us and they’ve obviously seen something in us that they can relate to, that they feel.’

In their relatively short relationship, Carla and Lisa have faced plenty of challenges, have already ‘u-hauled’ and have one botched proposal under their belts.

From kidnappings to kidney failure, murder to shootings, they’ve been through more in the past few months than anyone would hope to experience in a lifetime.

However, Vicky assured me that there are some ‘really happy’ times ahead, among some more struggles.

‘There is a lot coming, but there’s also periods of time that they’re really happy, and there’s periods of time when it’s not going so well, but that’s indicative of any relationship, isn’t it? And any family life. And living together in the small flat… Let’s see how they navigate all of that!’

That family life is something we reflected on closely during our chat.

‘It is refreshing,’ Vicky said, of seeing a family with two mums on-screen.

‘And I think all the feelings that are involved in it and navigating that, and then coupled with the grief that Lisa and Betsy are feeling, and Carla understanding that.

‘It’s a completely different relationship that Carla has had. I don’t want to speak on behalf of Ali but we do talk about it. And long may it continue!’

And of course, we couldn’t leave out that recent suggestion of an Ibiza wedding, which Vicky is very keen for!