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.