Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon had a “supernatural experience” the night her gran died.
The 41-year-old actress, who has played Maria Connor in the ITV soap since she was a teen, said “heavy china ornaments” on the mantlepiece suddenly started moving on their own.
It had never happened before or since. Her family believes it was her nana’s spirit “saying goodbye”. Samia, who has also appeared in Dancing on Ice and Cooking with the Stars, said her gran had been with her mum when they bought the decor. The actress told My Weekly magazine: “The night my nanna died I was at home with my mum and dad.“We had some heavy china ornaments on the mantlepiece and they suddenly started moving.
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“They’d never done it before or since.“My nan had been with my mum when she bought them. I remember her saying, `bye, mum’’ thinking it was my nanna saying goodbye.“It was the strangest thing. But we found it comforting.” It comes after Samia looked nothing short of sensation as she showed off her ageless beauty in a series of throwback snaps.
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Last month, the mum-of-two was showered with praise as she celebrated her on-screen son Charlie Wrenshall 15th birthday with a gushing post online. Taking to Instagram, the TV star shared a carousel of throwback snaps as she with the teenager throughout their time together on the soap.
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In the first snap, she can be seen beaming with pride as she shared a loving hug with the young actor on ITV set. She can be seen wearing a pink and blue patterned dress which she paired with a peach cardigan. Charlie now towers over the actress as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and smiled to the camera. He rocked a black and grey hoodie which he teamed with a pair of green tracksuit pants.
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In another snap, Samia could be seen holding a young Charlie who would have been a toddler at the time. She rocked a paisley sleeveless shirt while the youngster opted for a navy-blue collared jumper which he teamed with a red raincoat. It didn’t take long before fans flooded to comments section to shower her with compliments. One user penned: “Looking beautiful Samia [three heart emojis]” as another agreed: “Charlie has a classy onscreen mum and Maria never looks any older [heart emoji].”
A third echoed: “Aww wow these four are absolutely amazing and lovely photos of you and Charlie Wrenshall there Samia and Happy Birthday to Charlie there as well [smiling emoji, heart emoji].” A fourth chimed in with: “He’s changed Samia… but you haven’t aged a day! [three heart-eyes emoji].”
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