Coronation Street star SLAMS love triangle storyline saying ‘give it a rest’
A CORONATION Street star has slammed the soap’s new love triangle storyline by saying ‘give it a rest’.
The Sun exclusively revealed Abi Webster (Sally Carman) will embark on a steamy affair with brother-in-law Carl (Jonathan Howard).
Carl – the mentioned but never before seen half-brother of Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) – debuted on the cobbles last week.
Taking to social media, former Corrie actor Louis Emerick has hit out at the affair plotline.
He wrote on X: “#Soaps: Kev/Abbie and The brother!
“How many times dya reckon we’ve had that #eternaltriangle, a couple, a sibling shows up..affair starts..come on producers.
“Please give That story a rest! In all my circle of friends thru all the yrs, I’ve Never known That situ happen!”
Louis, 64, appeared as Mike Thornberry in several episodes during 2018.
However, he is perhaps better-known for his roles in Brookside and Hollyoaks.
A Corrie source previously said: “It’s the ultimate betrayal, sleeping with your husband’s hunky, younger brother but Abi just can’t help herself.”
The source added: “Carl arrives in Weatherfield this spring and is going to turn quite a few heads.
“He’s a good looking ladies man and gets quite a lot of attention. But while he can have any woman he wants – it’s his brother’s wife Abi who he goes after.
“The pair sleep together and although Abi feels guilty she just can’t help herself.
“The chemistry between the two is off the scale and things are about to get even sexier on Britain’s most famous street.”
Discussing his character’s antics, Jonathan said: “He’s maybe a little bit selfish, especially between his trousers sometimes!”
Revealing himself as Corrie fan, the actor added: “I was a super fan of Corrie as a kid, I watched it every single night, a lot of my childhood memories are growing up watching the street so it feels kind of surreal to be on the cobbles.
“And I play Kevin Webster’s brother. I remember watching Kevin Webster when I was a teenager and then to suddenly be doing scenes with him is surreal.”
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Carl’s arrival in Weatherfield comes as his brother Kevin faces a battle with testicular cancer.
Meanwhile, his sister Debbie is set to be killed off in a heartbreaking young onset dementia storyline.
How will the Webster clan fare in the coming weeks and months?
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.