Coronation Street star Vicky Myers has shown her support for 'work wife' Alison King as the actress approaches a major milestone on the ITV soap. Alison, who plays Underworld factory boss Carla Connor-Swain, made her debut in 2006, with her 20th anniversary on the cobbles due this December.
Vicky, who plays Lisa Connor-Swain, has worked closely with Alison over the past two years after their characters gave in to their feelings for one another. The couple made Weatherfield history earlier this year when they became the first two women to marry in the street, following a turbulent period that included the return of Lisa's ex-wife, Becky Swain, shortly after the pair got engaged and moved into their first home together at No.6 Coronation Street.
Celebrating Alison's 20 years on the cobbles
Speaking exclusively to the Manchester Evening News at the Inside Soap Awards 2026, the Stockport-born actress said of working with Alison: "It's amazing! And this is her 20th year of being on Coronation Street. We celebrated that last week because it was 20 years of the day she shot her first scene."
She continued: "For those two to be together, but for me to get to work with her, she's a phenomenal actress. It's an incredible achievement for her to have been in the show for 20 years, and also, the energy that she brings, who she is... She's my work wife, but she's also the on-screen wife and that dynamic between the whole Connor-Swain family, but also actors, it's just brilliant. It works, it really works."
What's ahead for Lisa and Carla
Vicky also teased what's ahead for the couple, which comes after fans had been calling for more scenes between Lisa and Carla. She said: "They've got some stuff in the works, there's the domesticity as well and watching them grow as a couple and a family. Because there's obviously the aftermath of Betsy's [stroke] and rehabilitation and hopefully more with Ryan and the Connor-Swains, that would be really sweet."
She added: "But there's a lot of police things as well, with the Kit [Green] storyline. So there's a lot Lisa is trying to juggle. It's a really interesting dynamic between Lisa and Carla, and how supportive they are with each other. Because they're there for each other, they can be vulnerable with each other, and they can trust each other with everything that they do, which I think is a really beautiful thing. Who doesn't want a relationship like that?"
