Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon teases 'important' scripts before she's inundated with messages after 'anxiety' post

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon teased fans with a glimpse of her scripts as she shared how she's working on an 'important' upcoming storyline. This week, the actress returned to work on the ITV soap following the Christmas and New Year break.

Taking to her Instagram Story, Samia, known for playing Weatherfield's Maria Windass, shared a look at her scripts for scenes which appear like they'll be screened in March. She kept her 2024 diary on the top, which had been personalised with her name, as she added a 'Back to Work' sticker to her post.

She also wrote: "Looking forward to you all seeing the story we are telling in @coronatiostreet this year..." She added: "It's an important one," alongside the praying hands and the winking face emojis.

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It comes as spoilers revealed more trouble is on the horizon for Maria's son, Liam. He has been being bullied by Weatherfield High newcomer Mason Radcliffe but has been keeping it a secret from his family.

Meanwhile, Corrie's producer Iain MacLeod revealed late last year that the soap will be doing a 'modern take' on the issue of bullying with the addition of online abuse. He said at the time: "We wanted to make it as far-reaching and widely impactful as possible so it's as much about Gary and Maria and Shaun and Eileen and George, who are kind of Dylan's defacto grandparents, as it is about the kids."

He added: "It's absolutely heartbreaking... It's heartbreaking in terms of the reaction of the children on the receiving end of the bullying and the feelings of impotence the parents feel as they