Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) has been stringing Abi Webster (Sally Carman) along for months in Coronation Street, but now his infidelities have finally caught up with him.

From the moment we first saw Carl we knew he was going to be bad news, and he seems to have gone above and beyond to prove us right.å

As if bedding brother Kevin Webster’s (Michael Le Vell) wife while he was undergoing cancer treatment wasn’t bad enough, he has continued to be unfaithful even after Abi walked away from her whole life to be with him.

Not to mention the fact that he dragged local teens Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) and Brody Michaelis (Ryan Mulvey) into his dodgy car theft scams and left Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) with serious injuries after hitting him with a stolen car.

Oh, and there’s also that tiny issue of Carl manipulating sister Debbie Webster’s (Sue Devaney) dementia diagnosis to gain access to her business accounts.

It seems that Carl is allergic to a quiet, peaceful life, and is only satisfied when he’s causing turmoil for his loved ones. Unfortunately for Abi, it was her turn to face the music this Christmas – and we’re not talking about Christmas carols.

While in the early stages of his affair with his brother’s wife, Carl ended up in bed with another neighbour, James Bailey (Jason Callender).

Unfortunately for Abi, this was not a one time thing.

Over the past few months, even as Abi left Kevin and moved in with Carl, he has been going behind her back to sleep with James.

Just a few days ago, Carl and James had a near miss when the football coach sent a suggestive message to Carl’s phone.

Fortunately for them, Carl managed to twist the narrative to something less sordid, making out that James wanted to meet him to apologise for his lack of an invite to Ronnie Bailey’s (Vinta Morgan) stag do.

Of course, none of this was true, but when Abi confronted James about it, he was quick to catch on and back up Carl’s story.

Their second near miss came yesterday, as the pair enjoyed a festive fumble while Abi took Alfie to spend Christmas with Kevin and Jack.

Busy as he was, Carl missed a message from Abi to let him know she was on her way back, and he was forced to delay her at the last minute in order to bundle James out of the door unseen.