CORONATION Street fans have hit out at speculation that Carla Connor could soon be starting a lesbian relationship with DS Lisa Swain. The pair have been getting closer in recent weeks, with DS Swain (Vicky Myers) proving to be a comfort for Carla (Alison King) after her husband Peter Barlow ( Chris Gascoyne ) left for pastures new at the end of last year. As Swain continues to investigate Lauren’s (Cait Fitton) apparent murder, she’s been spending more of her downtime with Carla .
But as speculation grows the pair could become more than friends, some fans have labelled the potential new twist as ‘offensive’ and ‘bottom of the barrel storytelling’ after Carla has spent the past 18 years in solely male relationships. Speaking on the Digital Spy forums , fans of the long-running ITV soap aired their grievances, with one saying: “I seriously bloody hope not. This show is the pits if this happens and they’re clearly running out of ideas.
“This is definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel if they suddenly decide that Carla likes women, after being completely strictly d***ly since her arrival 18 years ago. Ridiculous.” Another added: “ Coronation Street in trouble so their solution is to make two attractive women get together thinking that will get the viewers interested again.
” A third said: “Before I get labelled as something too, I will say, as a gay man myself, I find it completely disrespectful if they decide to go down the line that people can be .
