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Jessica Sansome

Corrie star Samia Longchambon answers fans' top question about Maria Windass

Samia Longchambon has answered a question she says fans are always asking her when it comes to her Coronation Street character.

The soap star is best known for playing Maria Windass - nee Sutherland and Connor - in the ITV soap.

She's played the hairdresser for more than 20 years, after beating Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh and Hear'Say star Suzanne Shaw to land the role.

More recently, viewers have seen the mum-of-one turn eco-warrior over plans for a new bypass that would increase traffic and pollution in Greater Manchester.

READ MORE: Corrie fans turn on much-loved character after 'nasty' change

And she's also turned to politics as she tries to get one over on Sally Metcalfe.

But it turns out Corrie viewers are more interested in Maria's hair.

Samia took to Instagram this week with a speedy video showing how she get's 'Maria ready'.

Filmed in her Corrie dressing room at the Salford-based set, the soap star said alongside the video: "I get lots of requests for how I do Maria's curls...

"Here's a very quick demo."

Samia has starred in Corrie as Maria for 20 years (ITV)

She then shares with fans her tips, including using TRESemme 's care and protect heat defence spray before getting stuck in with a curling tong.

"Tip: Change the direction of the barrel curl with each section so that the waves don't 'fall' into each other," she added on the video.

But that isn't her main hack.

"Always use a heat protector..." Samis, 39, said. "And the hair in the mouth trick speeds things up," she added alongside a laughing emoji.

She gave her top hair tips (Samia Longchambon Instagram)

And she's not the only Corrie star who has shared a beauty secret of late.

Before the end of last year, Sally Carman revealed her own beauty secret after fans keep making the same observation about her character.

The actress, 40, is best known for playing Abi Franklin in the ITV soap and has been at the forefront of the show for much of the last year thanks to a heavy-hitting storyline.

She joked about her best trick (Samia Longchambon Instagram)

Despite the emotional scenes, Corrie viewers were once again distracted by a detail they have repeatedly noticed about Abi - and that's her perfectly manicured nails.

When a fan asked where Abi gets her nails done on Twitter, the lady herself replied.

"Gels kidda," she said with a crying laughing face emoji and thumbs up emoji.

And the soap star is a fan of getting her nails done and shares the results on her Instagram page.

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