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Gemma Jones

Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon 'cut in half' in mind-boggling holiday picture

Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon wowed fans as she 'cut herself in half' while holidaying.

The Maria Connor actress took to Instagram to share a snap from her enjoying a break. But she seemed to take the break too literal as she appeared to be split across the stomach - showing the top half of her body at one end of the pool and her legs at the other side.

Fans claimed the mind-boggling image looked "amazing" as they just couldn't get their heads around it. However, after a quick online search, Samia was able to explain the phenomenon.

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The 40-year-old captioned the post: "I should’ve paid more attention in GCSE physics, had to google it.. #refraction #summer22 #tbt #holiday."

A fan, named Anna, also kindly explained what refraction is in the comments. They said: "When light travels from one medium into another it bends. For example, from air into water as in this photograph, and causes this optical illusion."

Other fans were amazed by the image. Kirsty said: "Ahhhh, it looks so crazy. Brings out a pretty awesome photo though and that pool looks amazing I must say."

Brooke said: "That’s magic!" Meanwhile, Danny said: "You don't HALF look gorgeous.. (sorry couldn't resist!) xx".

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