Coronation Street is set to be embroiled in a stabbing horror when a crazed knifeman arrives in Weatherfield intent on killing Maria Connor. As fans of the ITV soap know, the character, played by Samia Longchambon, hasn't had the easiest of rides since deciding to become a councillor.
She faced backlash from the refuse collectors last year after she drew up plans to change the recycling collections. She subsequently ended up being the subject of a shock deep fake video that saw her head horribly photoshopped onto a naked woman which was later seen by her son, Liam.
More recently, after setting out to help refugees after meeting Daryan, Marie became the target of the extremist group led by eco-warrior Griff and his gang of mates who groomed Max. The storyline appeared to have ended when the racist gang planted a bomb in the middle of the street with disaster only avoided thanks to Alya who drove her bomb-loaded van away to an area of wasteland before it blew up.
