{"id":510091,"date":"2026-06-20T19:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/510091\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:56:10","slug":"coronation-street-reveals-marias-surprise-ally-in-explosive-dinner-party-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/510091\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street reveals Maria&#8217;s surprise ally in explosive dinner party scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street spoilers\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Coronation Street will be airing some highly dramatic scenes next week, as Todd Grimshaw, Summer Spellman, Sarah Barlow, Sarah Platt, Kit Green, Gary Windass and Maria Connor all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71601317\/coronation-street-spoilers-theo-killer-flashback-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71601317\/coronation-street-spoilers-theo-killer-flashback-details\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"gather for a dinner party\" data-node-id=\"9.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">gather for a dinner party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">But it isn&#8217;t just the usual barbed comments and tempers flaring you get from most dinner parties, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71203460\/coronation-street-six-suspects-theo-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71203460\/coronation-street-six-suspects-theo-murder\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Theo Silverton&#039;s killer will finally be revealed\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Theo Silverton&#8217;s killer will finally be revealed<\/a> in an explosive flashback.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"todd grimshaw gary windass maria connor sarah barlow kit green coronation street\" title=\"Todd Grimshaw, Gary Windass, Maria Connor, Sarah Barlow, Kit Green, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2064\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/546fa255-a0b0-47d7-8dde-ab4d4aa25b3d.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney+, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV\" data-node-id=\"18.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney+, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Speaking about the scenes, actor Samia Longchambon explained that Maria and Kit both believe that Gary and Sarah are hiding something. And although the two have very different theories as to what they&#8217;re keeping schtum about, they actually become unlikely allies.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;Maria&#8217;s mindset is literally just thinking that Sarah and Gary are having an affair. That&#8217;s it&#8221;, she said.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;She&#8217;s known for a few weeks that something is definitely not right between her and Gary. She&#8217;s been clocking these little sneaky conversations he&#8217;s been having with Sarah, and she&#8217;s put two and two together. She&#8217;s just convinced that they must be sleeping together.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;I think she sees [herself and Kit] as allies&#8221;, the actor added. &#8220;Maria and Kit are coming at this from completely different ends of the spectrum \u2014 Kit thinks Gary and Sarah have something to do with the murder, whereas Maria doesn\u2019t think that.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;So she figures, &#8216;I&#8217;ll just work with Kit on this, and we can both confront them together.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"todd grimshaw summer spellman gary windass maria connor sarah barlow kit green coronation street\" title=\"Todd Grimshaw, Summer Spellman, Gary Windass, Maria Connor, Sarah Barlow, Kit Green, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2679\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6fc76665-49b4-4796-b695-f4296c700ad9.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71636264\/coronation-street-todd-grimshaw-star-major-achievement\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71636264\/coronation-street-todd-grimshaw-star-major-achievement\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Todd Grimshaw star shares major achievement away from the soap\" data-node-id=\"44.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Todd Grimshaw star shares major achievement away from the soap<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">And it doesn&#8217;t take long for accusations to start flying&#8230; from one person more than the both of them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Longchambon explained: &#8220;I feel like it&#8217;s been building and building and she just lets rip at Sarah! Everything she&#8217;s been scared of saying for the last few weeks just comes out after a sip of wine &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t even take much wine!<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely a lot of fun to play Maria when she\u2019s like this. I feel like most of my scenes with Gary are always her having a go at him, but this is next-level! There&#8217;s a real fire in Maria here and I love it when she&#8217;s feisty and we get to see that side of her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"60.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITVX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@coronationstreet\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@coronationstreet\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"YouTube\" data-node-id=\"60.3.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"64\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"64.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"69\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Streaming Guide\" data-node-id=\"69.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming Guide<\/a> now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"73\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends, celebrating the global phenomenon of BTS, is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livinglegendsbts\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livinglegendsbts\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy this ultimate fan guide in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"73.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy this ultimate fan guide in newsagents or online<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street spoilers follow. 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