Coronation Street fans have issued a demand to bosses over Carla Connor and Lisa Swain as their romance continues to heat up on the cobbles.

Fans spent months willing there to be a new relationship between the two characters, playing by Alison King and Vicky Myers. It first started earlier this year when Carla became a listening ear for the stressed-out detective as she managed her teenage daughter and the missing Lauren Bolton case.

Despite her friend Roy Cropper being behind bars for Lauren’s murder, when she was, in fact, alive and hiding from her groomer Joel Deering, Carla quickly became a good friend to Lisa until a charged moment between the pair in October suggested there was more to their feelings.

It was then in November that, after some advice from Ryan Connor, Carla headed back to her flat where she found Lisa getting dressed after spending the night on the sofa following a drunken night in the Rovers Return. However, Carla told her not to bother putting her clothes back on, before grabbing her face and kissing her, with Lisa quick to reciprocate.

The pair’s relationship then failed to progress but at the end of last month, Carla was attacked in a planned burglary at Underworld, set up by Betsy for Matty and Logan Radcliffe. But the brothers ended up attacking Carla, who was rushed to hospital and had to have surgery to stop a bleed on her brain, leaving her loved ones worried sick.

But Carla was quickly on the mend, even managing to have a joke with Roy about her feelings for Lisa from her hospital bed. And itt was the café owner who then encouraged Lisa to be honest about her feelings with Carla and it wasn’t long before they sat Betsy down and told her about their new-found romance.

The pair have since been quietly going about their business but during Monday night’s (December 16) trip to Weatherfield, Carl and Lisa decided to make the most of the Chariot Square Hotel’s couples spa deals. But Lisa ended up hurt when hotel owner Debbie Webster spotted the women together and spoke about how nice it was to see friends enjoying the treatments, without Carla correcting her.

Later, Lisa made a comment about them being ‘just mates’ and Carl was quick to explain that she didn’t want their relationship being revealed through gossip from Debbie. While she also sais she would prefer to keep their relationship quiet until they were both ready to reveal it, she said she would be happy tell the world if it was what Lisa wanted.

They then sweetly planned to spend Christmas together with Betsy and the pair seemed like the happy new couple Corrie fans have been hoping for. And not just fans as Alison and Vicky’s co-star Sally Carman-Duttine, who plays Abi Webster, shared her thoughts about the pair and said: “Adore!!!! ” alongside a strinf of yellow love hearts on Instagram.

Meanwhile, fans were left with a demand. @libby_lou97 said: “Don’t ever EVER break them up! Kate we’re relying in you!” @sianelizxx commented: “They’re so cute together.” @iamchelseagray wrote: “Thank you for giving us the most beautiful and authentic representation with these two.” @swarlanationx posted: “Keep them together omfg.”

@gregayala0010 shared: “I hope they stay loving each other and I hope Carla’s sepsis diagnosis should not interfere with their relationship we want Carla and Lisa to be happy.” @_bandyam_ typed: “Best pairing ever! Long live Swarla.” @danielgill708 added: “They look lush together keep then together they just look right.”