[guide.chat] Corrie gossip for Clare and Sara

  • From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:40:41 +0100


Carla Connor from Coronation Street
© ITVCoronation Street factory boss Carla Connor will try to take her own life 
after Frank Foster rapes her, a report has claimed today.
The Weatherfield businesswoman, played by , is left devastated by Frank's 
vicious attack and later decides she has nothing left to live for when bookie 
Peter Barlow rejects her again, according to The Sun.
Last month, it emerged that  when he becomes jealous over her feelings for 
Peter (). The scenes are apparently .
Reports say that when Carla reports her ordeal and Frank () is arrested, Peter 
tries to stand by his close friend but is later forced to heap on more 
heartache by knocking her back when she declares her love for him.
It is thought that Carla then tries to commit suicide by consuming a bottle of 
sleeping pills with red wine while she is alone at her flat. Shortly before 
losing consciousness, she is expected to phone Peter to reveal what she has 
done - prompting him to immediately call an ambulance and rush over to her home.
Viewers will then see Carla rushed to hospital for emergency treatment, while 
Peter blames himself for her desperate state of mind.
A Weatherfield source told the newspaper: "Carla is at rock bottom. She prides 
herself on being invincible and feels utterly broken by Frank's actions. Peter 
is the only friend she has left and she's never felt rejection like it. She 
wants to end it all."
Coronation Street bosses are thought to have thoroughly researched Carla's new 
storyline with the help of rape charities and support groups. 

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