Coronation Street's Carla to break shocking news to Lisa next week

Coronation Street's Carla Connor-Swain struggles to find a buyer for the factory next week, before breaking the devastating news to her wife Lisa that they might lose their home.

With the business already in dire straits, Carla battles to find someone to take over Underworld. But with no investor interested in her failed business, will she be forced to sell her own home to bail it out?

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"Selling No.6 is the very last resort," explains our Corrie source. "The last thing Carla wants to do is sell the beautiful property she and her wife have made into their haven.

"But with no other prospects, it's looking more likely that Carla has no choice but to give up…"

After laying everyone off at the factory, Carla still has a long list of unhappy clients to speak to. In the shop, Leanne Battersby and Idris Nazir listen in as Carla argues with a client on the phone.

When devious Idris sidles up to her, offering his own piece of business advice, Carla looks him in the eye and tells him to drop dead.

Later in the week, the situation doesn't improve and distraught Carla can only see one way out of this financial black hole – by selling the family home. She breaks the bad news to Lisa, warning her that this is their only option if she can't find a buyer for the factory.

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"Seeing Carla so defeated breaks Lisa's heart," continues our spy. "She's saved Underworld before, but the circumstances are so much worse this time. Carla is close to breaking point. It's more than just a livelihood – it's her whole world."

In the café, despondent factory workers Sean Tully, Izzy Armstrong, Kirk Sutherland and Michael Bailey discuss the bleak festive period that awaits them, worried about how they'll make ends meet over Christmas.

Despite their gloomy outlook, they cling to the slim chance that Carla might be able to save the day, but it soon becomes clear she's failed and the factory remains unsold…

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Nearby, Brody Michaelis listens into their conversation, his stomach twisting with guilt. Will Idris's threats continue to silence him?

Or will Brody find it impossible to live on the same street, knowing he is responsible for ruining Carla's livelihood?

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