Smith: 'Corrie's Tony plot is believable'

Coronation Street star Samia Smith has backed her character's current twisted romance storyline.

In recent months, viewers have seen Smith's alter ego Maria Connor falling for the charms of businessman Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien), who secretly arranged for her husband Liam (Rob-James Collier) to be killed last year.

Speaking of the plot in an ITV interview, Smith commented: "The way the storyline's been playing, it's been quite a slow burner in the development of feelings for each other, so hopefully it's been quite believable."

She added: "The moment has finally arrived for them to succumb to how they both feel about each other. All those massages and all that lovely food he's been buying her, it's kind of wooed her. It's been a massive turnaround in feelings."

Recent reports have suggested that the couple will become engaged later this year in another surprising plot twist.

However, Smith has also predicted that the return of Alison King as Carla Connor could spoil the pair's happiness.

> Click here to read our recent interview with Samia Smith