Fan favourite Coronation Street character to be left fighting for life this Christmas

She's already had a pretty tough year.

But it looks like things may be getting a lot worse for Coronation Street's Liz McDonald this Christmas. The Sun are reporting that one of the long-running soap's holiday storylines will see Liz get hit by a car - and Rovers Return landlord Johnny Connor gets arrested. Whether or not he was actually the one behind the wheel is not clear. An insider told the publication that while Johnny is arrested for the crime, the finger will eventually be pointed as someone else. They added:

“Liz’s attempted murder is one of the big Christmas storylines. Johnny is the one who initially arrested for it, but fingers are eventually pointed at Jenny. “Jenny is still angry about Liz and Johnny’s affair, which was exposed at Tracy Barlow’s wedding. “Scenes where Johnny was arrested were filmed last month, and the Weatherfield locals weren’t happy.”

It is said that the hit-and-run causes even more trouble for Johnny, as the Weatherfield residents vow to boycott the Rovers. The locals reportedly refuse to go to the pub until Johnny leaves...despite Jenny trying to convince them otherwise. It comes as it was revealed one of the characters is going to be killed off in a "bloodbath" in the New Year - you can read more about that here.