Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has hinted that heartbreak appears to be on the horizon for Maria Connor. Over the past few weeks, fans of the ITV soap have grown highly suspicious of what Gary Windass and Sarah Platt are hiding.
The two characters were once in a relationship, so the prospect of them having an affair behind Maria and Kit Green's backs is certainly a possibility. However, after a flashback scene aired that showed Gary standing over some scaffolding and looking at Theo Silverton's dead body, viewers are also speculating that he and Sarah know more about the abuser's murder than they are letting on.
Dinner Party Drama Unfolds
A number of questions will be answered next week, as Maria, Gary, Summer Spellman, and Todd Grimshaw arrive at Sarah and Kit's flat for a dinner party. The episode kicks off with a flashforward showing the remnants of a dinner party from Hell: broken glass, a chair upended, and blood splattered across the tablecloth.
We then rewind as Kit reminds Sarah about their date night and suggests they go food shopping at lunchtime. But when Kit receives a text from Sarah cancelling their lunchtime trip, Brody Michaelis teases him that Sarah has had a better offer. Maria overhears this and her already-paranoid mind goes into overdrive.
Spotting Sarah leaving the builders yard, Kit eyes his love with deep suspicion, clearly as unsettled as Maria. In the Rovers, Sarah invites Todd and Summer to join her and Kit for dinner, and in retaliation, after he spots her whispering to Gary, Kit suggests Gary and Maria might like to join them also. Gary and Sarah freeze while Maria accepts his invitation.
A Toast to Chaos
You could cut the tension with a knife as Todd, Summer, Gary, and Maria arrive for the dinner party, and Maria cannot resist aiming some catty comments at Sarah. Kit, meanwhile, does his best to get Gary on his own, making pointed remarks about everyone's motive to lie.
With the party rapidly spinning out of control, Kit serves up the main course, but as Maria begins a vitriolic toast to the hosts, she then announces that Gary and Sarah have been having an affair for weeks. It seems a great deal of drama is waiting for Maria.
Samia Longchambon Teases Heartbreak
Ahead of these scenes, star Samia Longchambon took to Instagram to tease the dinner party that a number of Weatherfield residents definitely will not want to remember. The star wrote in the caption: 'Next Monday 22nd. The knives (and forks) are out @coronationstreet. Any guesses what's gonna be revealed at the #dinnerparty ??! 🤯🤪😭❤️💔'.
The use of the broken heart emoji in Samia's caption is particularly intriguing, given the ongoing speculation that Maria's partner Gary is cheating. Is Maria's marriage about to fall apart? Or could the heartbreak be linked to something else?
Theo's Murderer Revealed
As we tumble into flashbacks, Theo's murderer is finally unmasked, but with more than one party guest at the table with a motive, who did kill Theo? And what is more, how does the evening end with blood splattered across the table?
Fans will have to tune in to find out how the shocking night changes everything.
