WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
As ever, it is set to be a very unhappy Christmas in Weatherfield - particularly for Kylie Platt.
Her ongoing drug storyline will culminate in a dramatic Christmas Day episode when David (Jack P Shepherd) catches Callum at their house having given Kylie a bag of speed.
"It's incredibly emotional and raw, and very, very sad"
And, speaking about the storyline with Digital Spy, Paula Lane has revealed that the dramatic turn of events will pave the way for her to exit the show and begin maternity leave.
Talking through the events of Christmas day, Paula said: "[David and Kylie have] had such a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning is nice too before it takes a turn for the worst.
"She's so relieved to be with her family and she gets a bit choked. David and Gail go over to see Nick so Kylie is left at home to prepare the dinner.
"She comes down into the living room with Max and Callum's standing there."
She continued: "Kylie feels sick and she can't believe he's turned up not only on the Street but this time he's let himself into the house.
"She knows she has to get rid of him before David gets back so she goes into a blind panic. He refuses to leave and gets out a bag of drugs and offers them to her."
Admitting that David enters the house and sees red, Paula refused to give away too many details about her character's exit.
She said: "I won't say too much but it's incredibly emotional and raw, and very, very sad.
"They manage to get rid of Callum but David is adamant that they are to have to the Christmas Day that they'd planned for the kids.
"He keeps her hanging on all day and she feels like the condemned man waiting to see how this will all pan out. It's excruciatingly painful for everyone involved."
Explaining that Kylie will be back at some point in the future, Paula added that she is very pleased with her character's temporary exit from the soap.
She said: "It's been incredibly hard work and it has had such a mixed reaction from the audience.
"Some viewers don't want to see a character that they love go down such a dark road.
"A lot of viewers are really sad to see her end up in this situation but in terms of drama it has been great to play."
We can't wait to see the drama unfold - and we're so glad that Paula Lane will be returning to Coronation Street after her maternity leave!