cobbles in April with an undisclosed connection to Rovers landlord Johnny, played by Richard Hawley, who decided to take a trip to France shortly after his arrival.
He left Carla to manage the Rovers while viewers were puzzling how the two men could be connected in the ITV soap.In a chat with Carla he said: "Me and your dad, we know each other from way back."And when she said she had no idea they knew each other, he replied: "That's weird, probably didn't think it was worth mentioning."Fans with long memories will recall that Johnny had a DNA test.He had two children with his wife Louisa, Kate and Aidan, and the family grew up near Sharon Donovan and her children Carla and Rob.Carla, played by Alison King, was the result of a one-night.