'Coronation Street' Samia Smith: 'Staying was a no-brainer'

Samia Smith has said that it was a "no-brainer" to renew her Coronation Street contract.

Earlier in the summer, the actress confirmed that she had signed up for another year in the ITV1 serial, teasing that there is "lots of drama" to come for Maria Connor.

Smith told New magazine that she had not been nervous about finding out if she would be given a new contract by bosses.

"I'm quite chilled out and I sort of knew what they had planned for my character long-term," she said. "So it was a bit of a no-brainer to stay, really."

Teasing her upcoming plots, the 29-year-old told the magazine: "There's something really quite exciting on the horizon, but it's top-secret I'm afraid. But it might involve a man."

Smith quipped: "The trouble is, Maria's had everyone on the Street apart from Norris."

Read the full story in this week's New magazine - out today.

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