Samia Smith arrives at the Granada Studios in Manchester on the 13/12/10
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Samia Smith arrives at the Granada Studios in Manchester on the 13/12/10
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Coronation Street star Samia Smith has admitted she cracked under the pressure from the soap's last live episode.
Samia, who plays Maria Connor, was a relative newcomer when the Weatherfield show was transmitted live to mark its 40th anniversary.
On December 9, it will again rise to the challenge of a live broadcast with a special hour-long transmission to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Samia told Inside Soap magazine: "I'd only been in the Street for eight months when we did the live episode for the 40th anniversary, so it was really scary! But now I'm really excited about the one which is coming up.
"I have to remember not to collapse in a heap just before transmission, which is what I did last time. Poor Alan Halsall [who plays Tyrone Dobbs] had to drag me up off the floor while the theme music was playing!"
Meanwhile, she praised the popular show for always showing "something to laugh at".
"The secret is the light and shade, mixing comedy with drama. The show always seems to have got that balance right," she said.
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Coronation Street star Samia Smith has launch an anti-smoking initiative in Manchester city centre.
Samia, who plays Maria Connor in the soap, launched 'Quit For Quids' to highlight the money that people in Greater Manchester could save if they kick the habit before Christmas.
With an average packet of cigarettes costing more than £6, a regular smoker could save £186 in a month.
Samia was keen to support the campaign after her father, who was a smoker, tragically passed away from cancer of the oesophagus last year.
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Samia Smith out and about in Manchester on the 30/11/10
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