{"id":511308,"date":"2026-06-26T00:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/511308\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:58:15","slug":"exclusive-coronation-street-confirms-twists-and-turns-for-maria-and-gary-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/511308\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Coronation Street confirms &#8220;twists and turns&#8221; for Maria and Gary this summer"},"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\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a> spoilers follow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has teased a &#8220;bumpy ride&#8221; ahead for Maria Connor and husband Gary Windass as the soap has revealed his involvement in Theo Silverton&#8217;s death.<br data-node-id=\"9.2\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Chatting to Digital Spy at on the red carpet at the TRIC Awards on Tuesday, Longchambon weighed in on Corrie&#8217;s big murder mystery as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71665480\/coronation-street-spoilers-exclusive-tina-obrien-sarah-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71665480\/coronation-street-spoilers-exclusive-tina-obrien-sarah-twist\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Theo&#039;s real killer\" data-node-id=\"13.5\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Theo&#8217;s real killer<\/a> was finally unmasked in an explosive episode.<\/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\/il\/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=\"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 Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV\" data-node-id=\"18.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><br data-node-id=\"18.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">While viewers now know that it was Sarah Platt who killed villain Theo, Maria remains in the dark and suspects Gary and Sarah might&#8217;ve rekindled their past romance. The two exes are indeed keeping a secret but it&#8217;s far less romantic that Maria imagines as Gary helped Sarah cover up Theo&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;I am still in shock. I watched it with my family because I&#8217;d not seen it. Obviously I was there, so I kind of knew what was happening, but it was nice to see it all edited and put together,&#8221; Longchambon said of the big reveal.<\/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\/il\/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=\"32\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">The soap star said that keeping the secret was &#8220;so hard&#8221; with everyone &#8220;having their own guesses&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;It was so hard because everyone over the last couple of months has been having their own guesses who the killer is and not that many people were expecting it to be Sarah so it was quite nice it gave people a shock,&#8221; she said.<br data-node-id=\"36.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Longchambon also hinted at Maria and Gary having their relationship tested over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;I guess that [Monday&#8217;s episode was] the start of so many twists and turns you are going to see over the [coming] weeks and months,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;I think you are going to see quite a bumpy ride for Gary and Maria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" 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=\"52.0.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" 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=\"56.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><br data-node-id=\"56.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" 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=\"61.0.1\" 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=\"65\" 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=\"65.0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy this ultimate fan guide in newsagents or online<\/a>.<br data-node-id=\"65.1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street spoilers follow. 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