Abi Webster (Sally Carman) and Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard)’s secret affair in Coronation Street didn’t remain a secret for very long – with possibly the worst person discovering what they were up to.
Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) – who’d set her sights on Carl herself – was suspicious when he rejected her, saying he was in love with someone else. It didn’t take her long to jump to the conclusion that he was talking about Abi. Although he denied it, Tracy got the confirmation she needed when she peeped through the kitchen window of number 13 and spotted Carl and Abi kissing.
Tracy’s currently going through her divorce to Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and solicitors aren’t cheap, so she turned this discovery into a money-making opportunity by confronting the couple and asking for £10k in exchange for her silence.
Abi tried to appeal to Tracy’s better nature (she allegedly does have one) by telling her that the last thing she wanted to do was hurt Kevin (Michael Le Vell).
Tracy told Abi that she wanted money for her silence (Picture: ITV)
Debbie leaps in to defend her brother (Picture: ITV)
Tracy did have some sympathy with the idea of falling for an exciting new man when your current one is a bit dull – she’s just been through that with Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn) – but she told Abi she really needed the money so she wouldn’t be dropping her demand for the cash.
Coming up, Abi heads for Mallorca to join Kevin and the boys on their family holiday, reassuring Carl that there’ll be sun, sea, but no sex with Kevin while she’s away.
Once she’s out of the way, Tracy tries once again to lure Carl into bed – this time with her phone set to record as she clearly wants to be sure he pays up.
Tracy’s scheming seems to be going well and has certainly got Carl flustered, as he looks for ways to raise the cash by going back to stealing cars with the help of Brody (Ryan Mulvey).
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