Soap weddings are always a bit of a car crash, but this could end up being very literal for radiant Coronation Street bride Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) when intoxicated Carl (Jonathan Howard) takes the wheel of her car.

So far, the pictures we have shared of the big day – set to feature prominently over Christmas – have been full of joy and mischief, with a grinning Debbie rushing to the venue with the help of pal Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove).

It promises to be a camp, Debbie-tastic event, in all of its glory, but could it end in disaster?

Carl – who is a bit of a car crash himself – is on the sidelines, making the day about him, naturally.

We have already seen that he comes up against fuming brother Kevin (Michael le Vell), when they scuffle over who will help Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) out of the car.

And now, it seems like he gets even worse.

He is seen in a bitter argument with partner Abi (Sally Carman) and, as she rants at him and storms off, he is seen necking deeply from a bottle.

Wasted and miserable, he is the one in Debbie’s wedding car after the nuptials – and he’s clearly not fit to drive.

This puts his sister’s life at risk – will he ever be forgiven is he ruins the special day with an accident?

Carl is already disgusting fans by using Debbie’s dementia diagnosis against her, gaslighting her about the hotel accounts in a bid to exploit her.

It’s callous behaviour against a woman who is a popular fan favourite, and trying to make the most of life since her diagnosis.

While we can’t give away the outcomes of the wedding, show boss Kate Brooks has promised it will be eventful – and so very Debbie.

‘For Debbie, she’s enjoying life. She’s living life,’ she told Metro. ‘She’s making the most of it. She’s obviously planning for a big wedding with Ronnie, which will happen sometime towards the end of the year.

‘It’s going to be a really gorgeous, joyful wedding. It’s very Debbie in its execution. It smacks of Debbie being lovable and a bit out there.

‘Also, we’ll get to see the dementia choir, the debut of the dementia choir that Debbie’s been so invested and involved in. She’s focusing on that because she wants to enjoy the time she has here.

‘She wants to enjoy her love for Ronnie. She’s desperate for her family to get back on an even keel, for her brothers to be united again.’

Addressing the fact that there is a long way to go in Debbie’s story, she continued: ‘She’s navigating all this as well as still running a successful business. This story is really in its infancy.

‘And yes, there are some times when she will forget things but she’s living with it. You know, she’s still got a life. She’s not just a person who has dementia. She’s not defined by it at all.

‘Her stories are not defined by it either, for a really long time. So we are just enjoying Debbie being Debbie.

‘The other thing we have as well, which I think is so important to Coronation Street, is Debbie has this real strong group of female friends. We really start to develop and invest in that friendship.

‘Glenda, Sally, Bernie, Christina, Debbie – this gang of women who are navigating life at the same time. They’re doing it with such humour and such loyalty to each other. Watching those friendships develop, there’s a lot of fun stuff coming up.

‘It’s so classic Corrie. The episodes I’m watching at the minute, it’s them on nights out, getting up to mischief. Just really earthy humour with these women. Debbie’s dementia is there, but she’s not in the grips of it. We’re not anywhere near end game.

‘For me, enjoy Debbie’s story. It’s powerful, it’s brilliant. It’s got so many different layers to it. But Debbie will be Debbie for a good while yet. So enjoy all the Debbie-isms that you can get.’