Next week on Coronation Street, Carla Connor and Lisa Swain face a life-altering shock when a newborn baby is left outside No.6. The discovery does not just stun them; it drags up Rob Donovan’s messy past and forces the couple into a decision that could turn their wedding plans upside down.
Carla Learns The Baby Is Her Niece
Drama erupts when Carla steps outside and finds a baby strapped into a car seat on her doorstep. She scans the street in disbelief and spots a woman hurrying away across the cobbles. Carla refuses to let her disappear and races after her, determined to get answers.
Carla catches up before the woman can do a runner and demands an explanation. The stranger reveals that the baby is Connie, the daughter of Carla’s brother, Rob Donovan.
A Corrie insider explains that Rob had a fling behind bars with a prison guard named Mandy, and baby Connie is the result of that ill-fated encounter. That revelation makes the newborn Carla’s niece.
The source adds that Connie’s grandmother is heading into hospital for a while and has tried to leave the little girl at No.6 so she can escape before Carla refuses. The plan involves dropping the baby and leaving quickly. Instead, she gets stopped, and Connie ends up abandoned on the street, leaving Carla stunned and furious.
Lisa Urges Carla Not To Turn Her Back
Carla does not take the news well. Rob has already caused endless problems in her life, and she refuses to let another crisis land at her door because of him. She insists she wants nothing to do with the situation or the baby. Lisa sees the bigger picture.
She reminds Carla that Connie has done nothing wrong. An insider says Connie cannot help that her dad is “a wrong’un who wants nothing to do with her.” Lisa also raises a painful reality, if Carla refuses to step in while other relatives are unavailable, the baby will likely go into care.
Lisa challenges her directly, asking whether she truly wants that outcome for her own flesh and blood. Carla resists at first, but Lisa eventually tugs at her heartstrings and persuades her to let Connie stay on the street for now. Carla recognises that Lisa makes a valid point, even though she feels overwhelmed. Wedding plans were supposed to fill the next few weeks, not nappies and midnight feeds.
The first night proves chaotic. Connie struggles to settle, and her cries echo through the house for hours. Carla, Lisa, Betsy and Ryan wake up bleary-eyed and drained the next morning, having barely slept at all. Doubts begin to creep in almost immediately. Carla required serious persuasion before agreeing to care for Connie, and she never imagined spending the run-up to her wedding dealing with sleepless nights and baby duties instead of final preparations. Will Carla be able to say goodbye, or has this unexpected arrival changed her heart forever? Stay tuned to Soap Opera Daily for more Coronation Street spoilers.