Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has opened up about her own experiences of the online world as her on-screen character faces horror in upcoming scenes. Later this week, viewers will see Maria Windass one of her first big decisions as a local councillor go against her.
The ITV soap character will realise that her decision to change the local recycling collections has had unintended consequences for workers. She decided to bring in extra bins and new collections to make sure that recycling and environmental issues are a top priority for the local community.
However, the recycling collectors threaten to go on strike because of the extra workload, caused by her decision-making. Feeling awful and in a bid to put things right, Maria meets with a team leader from the refuse workers’ depot and offers to propose a pay rise, on account of the extra workload caused by the new recycling bins.
