Coronation Street fans have called for a couple to break up on the ITV soap, saying their relationship is "awful".
This concerns the characters DS Lisa Swain (played by Vicky Myers) and Carla Connor (Alison King).
Lisa and Carla became a couple on the show in 2024 and currently live together alongside Lisa's teenage daughter, Betsy (Sydney Martin).
A recent storyline has seen trouble in the relationship as Lisa has been struggling following the death of her employee, Craig Tinker (Colson Smith).
Amid this, Lisa asked Carla to marry her, before later revealing that her emotions might have gotten the better of her in the moment.
Carla explained that she wants them to get married one day, but said that she needed it to be out of "love, not grief".
It has resulted in Lisa giving Carla the cold shoulder in recent episodes, and some fans want the relationship to end.
Coronation Street fans want 'awful' relationship between Lisa and Carla to end
A post made on the Coronation Street Reddit page brought up the topic of Lisa and Carla's relationship not working anymore.
The person wrote: "I was one of the people who originally loved the idea of these two being a couple. On paper, I thought they just really suited as both characters are similar to each other so I was looking forward to seeing them together.
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"However, I couldn’t have been more wrong.
"Carla is a shell of the woman she used to be. Swain always has something to moan and complain about regarding Carla and I honestly think it’s terrible, borderline abusive behaviour from her."
They discussed events of recent episodes where Lisa rebuffed Carla's attempts at a romantic dinner, and said they wanted Carla "back to her old feisty self".
Quite a few people agreed with the sentiment as one shared: "I also liked them to begin with. They seemed well matched as two strong no-nonsense women. The chemistry was understandable.
"But Swain is AWFUL. She takes Betsy’s bad behaviour (although Betsy’s naughtiness is growing on me) out on Carla all the time, and is just always in a foul mood."
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A third commented: "Swain is annoying just treats Carla like a doormat. The writing has been poor since they got together clearly there was no long-term planning and they live in absolute misery."
Many viewers want to see better things for Carla, as another said: "Loathe Swain and her awful daughter, Carla deserves better but I never ever believed that she would want someone whose crapness at her job would result in so much suffering for Roy."
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Some noticed that their relationship had taken a downward turn too quickly, as one person posted: "I agree with you. I was excited to see them together but they’ve rushed the honeymoon period completely and turned them into a bickering, bored couple.
"I had higher expectations for Swain’s character. It just all feels a bit flat now. All she does is moan and nothing is ever good enough."
One simply said: "I really hope they split up too. Carla deserves so much more."
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