Paula Carp

Paula Carp is the mother of Julie Carp, whose birth was the result of a fling between Paula and Colin Grimshaw. Paula was born in 1962.

In 1976, Colin Grimshaw caught the eye of Paula, who was his daugher Eileen's best friend at the time. Paula was only 14 years old at the time but still seduced him and they slept together. When Colin's wife discovered this, she left him although they agreed to protect Eileen by keeping the truth from her. Meanwhile, Paula moved away and Colin was unaware that they had conceived a daughter, Julie, who was born the following year.

Paula arrived on Coronation Street on 27th February, 2009, meeting up with her daughter and old friend Eileen for the first time in years. Eileen was surprised when Paula revealed that she gave birth to Julie when she was 14. Paula and Eileen met several times at Eileen's house but Paula leaves quickly on one occasion when Colin, Eileen's father, enters as she feels awkward around him due to their fling.

On 27th April, 2009, at Colin's 70th birthday party in the Rovers, Paula arrived, looking for Julie, thinking that Julie and Jason Grimshaw had slept together. Julie and Paula argued over why they can't be together with Paula revealing that they are related and announced to a shocked Eileen and the rest of the pub that Colin is Julie's father. At first Eileen blamed Paula for wrecking her parents' marriage but then began to realise that Paula had been the victim. Subsequently, a few days later, the two made peace.

After Colin came out of hospital following a stroke, Paula went to the police. When they came to the house to question Colin he died suddenly of a heart attack and Julie made it clear she felt Paula was to blame and told her to go and never come back.

List of appearances
Episode count: 16.

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 * Episode 7021 (27th February 2009)
 * Episode 7022 (27th February 2009)
 * Episode 7039 (23rd March 2009)
 * Episode 7043 (30th March 2009)
 * Episode 7051 (10th April 2009)
 * Episode 7060 (22nd April 2009)

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 * Episode 7063 (27th April 2009)
 * Episode 7064 (27th April 2009)
 * Episode 7065 (29th April 2009)
 * Episode 7067 (1st May 2009)
 * Episode 7072 (8th May 2009)
 * Episode 7074 (11th May 2009)

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 * Episode 7075 (13th May 2009)
 * Episode 7078 (18th May 2009)
 * Episode 7079 (18th May 2009)
 * Episode 7081 (22nd May 2009)