Coronation Street residents torn apart for good after Carla Connor's ultimate betrayal

Coronation Street's Alison King opened up about her character Carla Connor's relationship with Roy Cropper following a brutal betrayal. Roy (David Neilson) and Carla (Alison King) have always had a close relationship, bordering on father and daughter at times, but was cut off from him.

However, the pair are not on speaking terms after Carla finds out about Bobby's story regarding missing Lauren Bolton. After Roy was arrested and put in prison. this did not stop her from trying to help him.

In an interview, Alison, 48, said that he has been a "constant" family figure in her life but she has "broken" his trust and is concerned for their future. She said that Carla is: "Extremely worried about his vulnerability in prison, being a person who is a little bit different.

"Roy’s been a constant in her life since she first bonded with Hayley in those early days, so it's probably been about 16 years now that Roy’s been a father figure to her. Their relationship has grown on trust and honesty, and I think the fact that she's broken that honesty, even though it is to protect somebody."

Opening up on whether Roy can get over it she explained "he can't quite see past that". The ITV star said she is in a hard situation of protecting her blood but equally supporting a person she loves nearly, adding that it is a "typical Carla conflict of interests here".

Their fallout came after Carla's nephew Bobby (Jack Caroll) changed his statement to say he had spotted an intruder at Lauren's flat before the blonde mysteriously vanished.

Meanwhile, this ended up throwing Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) on the murder suspect list.

Roy briefly had a glimmer of hope following the new evidence coming to light which they thought would secure him bail leaving Carla overjoyed to bring him back to the cobbles.

However, his hopes were dashed and later, during a chat with Carla, he discovered Bobby had lied and his friend knew.

Roy ended up being rushed to hospital from prison after he collapsed in the cell. In the heartbreaking scenes, he didn't get the chance to visit his niece in the visiting hall.

When Carla attempted to visit him, the prison officer guarding the ward told her she was no longer on Roy's list for visiting rights and was denied entry.

After DS Swain visited Roy, Carla was eventually allowed to see him, but was left crushed after he said "This is the end of our friendship."

However, in the highly anticipated big reveal, Corrie fans were shocked when Joel Deering (Calum Lil) was named the cold-blooded killer.

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8pm on ITV.