A CORONATION Street actress has “let slip” the fate of her character ahead of the explosive Corriedale crossover.

The hour-long special is officially scheduled to air on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 8:00 PM on ITV1 and fans are worried about their favourite stars.

A Coronation Street actress has “let slip” the fate of her character ahead of the explosive Corriedale crossoverCredit: ITV

Carla is currently being kept hostage by the evil Becky Swain and both characters will appear in the crossover specialCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
So far details of Corriedale have been kept under wraps but fans are expecting to see a number of deaths rock both shows.

Carla Connor is currently facing a hostage situation in Coronation Street at the hands of evil Becky Swain and it’s been confirmed they will both appear in the crossover episode.

Speaking to the press, actress Alison King, who plays Carla, has revealed what fans can expect from the soap special.

After reading the scripts, Alison revealed she was left wondering how they would manage to pull off all the big twists planned.

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Alison said: “(I was hoping for) nothing for Carla. I was just thinking what is this, what on Earth is this?

“There’s no words it’s just one thing after the other and (I was like), how on Earth (are we) gonna do it?

“Obviously I hoped I’d still be alive at the end of it and I got to the end.

“I was like yes I’m not even maimed, but maybe a little bit. I was just thanking goodness it was Duncan Foster because he is like our best friend.”

She added: “Honestly we knew as soon as Duncan was in charge, because I know him.

“He’s got everything written out in his head and then no matter what the weather threw at us or anything like that, he just made every frame by frame work. He’s as cool as a cucumber.

“You just, we just have to trust in him really and I sat and literally stalked him for the whole three weeks didn’t I?”

After letting slip her character survives, Alison then spoke about keeping the episode a secret from the public although she hinted she may have told some people what goes down.

Emmerdale actress Emma Atkins also revealed she had done the same with her mum.

But Alison quickly added: “You obviously don’t tell anybody who’s going to tell anybody, do you?”

Emma replied: “I usually ring my mum straight away. I’m not very good. No, I am great. We didn’t sign an NDA anyway, so we’re fine.”

Corriedale co-stars Jack P Shepherd and Danny Miller, who play Corrie’s David Platt and Emmerdale‘s Aaron Dingle, admitted they had spoke to each other as soon as the episode was revealed.

Alison then hinted Danny also messaged her about it – but as soap fans we will just have to wait and see what transpires.

Which characters have been confirmed for Corriedale?

The crossover features a massive cast of over 40 characters, including the before mentioned favourites and Abi Webster, Billy Mayhew, Carl Webster,, Cassie Plummer, Eric Pollard, Jacob Gallagher, Jai Sharma, and Joe Tate.

Medical professionals Liam Cavanagh and Asha Alahan will be shown working together to treat victims at the crash site.

The plot involves a multi-car pileup near Hotten, forcing characters from both shows to cooperate for survival.

Expect tense scenes at Hotten General, where DS Lisa Swain will lead the investigation into the cause of the accident.

The crossover episode features a massive cast of over 40 characters including fan favourite Carla ConnorCredit: ITV

The Corriedale plot involves a multi-car pileup near Hotten, forcing characters from both shows to cooperate for survivalCredit: ITV

Expect tense scenes at Hotten General, in Corriedale where DS Lisa Swain will lead the investigation into the cause of a multiple car accidentCredit: ITV