Coronation Street aired a devastating twist for one fan favourite on Friday night as she discovered her ex had moved on. Carla Connor was left rocked during the latest instalment by a heartbreaking Peter Barlow twist following his departure last year while an exit storyline appeared to be 'confirmed' for Simon Barlow as actor Alex Bain prepares to leave the cobbles after 15 years. Soap fans were left in tears over Christmas when Peter left Weatherfield and wife Carla to go work on a boat.
On Friday's episode, Simon broke the news that he was going to join his dad Peter on his yacht after the latter reached out in a bid to protect his son from Rowan Cunliffe who had tried to persuade him to go to the same retreat as Leanne Battersby amid the ITV soap's cult storyline. As Simon told Carla the exciting news, showing her a collection of photos of the yacht in question, she was rocked to see a photo of Peter with his arm around a mystery woman. Later, Carla grilled Peter's dad Ken Barlow about the picture and woman.
Ken then admitted Peter was dating the woman but it wasn't serious and Carla was shocked to learn that everyone knew about his new relationship apart from her. Carla Connor was left rocked during the latest instalment by a heartbreaking Peter Barlow twist ( Image: ITV) Carla insisted she was fine, pointing out that they were over and she was even changing her last name back to Connor officially after previously being Carla Barlow. The businesswoman said: "Doesn't matte.
