"Oates has said that Carla Connor will clash with her best friend Michelle Connor when she returns, saying "The Carla that we see is very different to the Carla who left the Street a couple of years ago.I really wanted to bring back that feisty side to the character and while it's right that she and Michelle will have some tension ahead, there’s a different – and quite unexpected – story which initially brings her back at the end of the year."