Since her arrival on the cobbles five years ago, it hasn't been a quiet time for Abi Franklin or the actress that plays her. Sally Carman made her Coronation Street debut in the role of the former drug addict in 2017 a year after on-screen son Seb Franklin, played by Harry Visinoni made his first appearance.
During her first year appearing in the ITV soap, Abi relied entirely on Seb's support in paying the bills and looking after her younger children Charlie and Lexi. In 2017, she suffered an overdose and the twins were placed in foster care. After a voluntary stint in rehab, Abi put the twins up for adoption and started to turn her life around, working as a mechanic at Webster's Autocentre.
A couple of years on and things were looking up for Abi. She moved in with Sally Metcalfe at No.4 upon being released from prison and later found love with Sally's ex-husband Kevin Webster. However, more tragedy struck when on Abi's hen night in 2021, Seb was badly hurt in a brutal, unprovoked gang assault and later died from his injuries.
