Real life of Coronation Street's Carla Connor actress Alison King - modelling career, surgery, co-star romance and three engagements
25.02.2023 - 11:41
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She's a favourite among Coronation Street fans and you couldn't blame them for worrying that Carla Barlow - nee Connor - could be on her way out of Weatherfield. Viewers of the ITV soap have been left horrified as the Underworld boss, played by Alison King, has become the latest target for serial killer Stephen Reid.
In recent scenes, after learning of her previous psychosis from his niece Sarah Barlow, Stephen saw an opportunity to start drugging the businesswoman. He has been slipping LSD into her coffee at work and even added some to her wine when he popped round to the flat she shares with husband Peter.
And things later took a turn when she knocked Paul Foreman over while in the Underworld van. First, Stephen made out that Carla had cancelled an important meeting with one of their big clients, leaving her to panic and rush to get to the meeting. Abi Webster wouldn't let Carla take her car which had been in the garage for an MOT, so she decided to get in Underworld's delivery van.
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As she sped off down the cobbles, her vision became blurry and ended up smashing into Paul who was trying out Peter's new motorcycle. And she has now been left fearing that she'll loose everything if Paul decided to sue.
And while Carla is much-loved for playing the Weatherfield woman now, Corrie wasn't Alison's first stint on-screen. After studying drama at Groby Community College and working for four years as a dental nurse, the fledging actress landed a role in the now-cancelled soap, Brookside.
She appeared in one episode of the Channel 4 show in 1998 as a character named Helen. She has also even previously appeared in