List of Coronation Street Characters (2009) - Paula Carp

Paula Carp is the mother of established character Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh). She first appears on 27 February 2009, having a drink with her daughter and meeting old friend Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) for the first time in years. She surprises Eileen by revealing that she gave birth to Julie when she was 14. Paula and Eileen meet several times at Eileen's house but Paula leaves quickly on one occasion when Colin (Edward de Souza), Eileen's father, enters as she feels awkward around him.

On 27 April 2009, at Colin's 70th birthday party in the Rovers, Paula arrives, looking for Julie, thinking that Julie and Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) have slept together. Julie and Paula get into an argument over why they can't be together with Paula revealing that they are related and announces to a shocked Eileen and the rest of the pub that Colin is Julie's father. At first Eileen blames Paula for wrecking her parents' marriage but then comes to realise that Paula has been the victim. When Paula calls to see her a few days later, Eileen makes peace with her.

After Colin comes out of hospital, following a stroke, Paula goes to the police. When they come to the house he dies suddenly of a heart attack and Julie (who was getting to know and love her father) makes it clear she feels Paula is to blame and tells her to go and never come back. Since she left, Julie has never phoned or talked about Paula, indicating it is been truly over between them both. Eileen hasn't mentioned or spoken to her friend, whom she sees as responsible for her father's death.

In May 2013, Julie leaves to care for Paula after she broke her hip while ice-skating (to cover actress Katy Cavanagh's maternity leave).