CORONATION Street’s Samia Longchambon has signed a new contract to keep Maria on the cobbles for another year. Contract talks had been put on hold for a number of actors in Weatherfield due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But the popular star was told there was never any danger of her not being offered a new deal. Stars returned to work in June following lockdown in March – with reduced cast numbers and social distancing on set.
A source told The Sun: “Samia is delighted after all the uncertainty over the last few months. "She knew she just had to be patient because a new deal was always going to be on the table.
It was just a matter of when.” Samia has played Maria Sutherland since 2000. Her biggest storylines to date include her first.
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