Coronation Street's Samia lands big money job away from soap in move that will leave castmates furious
The veteran cobbles star, 42, will earn a pretty penny fronting adverts for Omaze, which offers entrants the chance to win
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Samia Longchambon has signed a lucrative deal with Omaze
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Samia plays Maria Connor in the soap
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The lucrative deal typically pays between £6,000 and £8,000 a day. Samia isn't the first Corrie star to work with the brand. Daniel Brocklebank and Tina O'Brien have also cashed in, though the actors needed special permission to do so.
A source said: 'It'll leave the rest of the cast fuming as they have to ask special permission to do these money-spinning
jobs
outside the soap and this is the second one she's got."
The Sun has contacted ITV for comment.
Samia and her pro ice skating husband Sylvain also partnered with M&S on Instagram earlier this year.
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The filmed a reel plugging the cafe's seasonal menu.
While her co-star
One actress, who said she has had two deals knocked back this year, told The Sun: 'It's one rule for the polished PR favourites, and another for the rest of us.
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'If you're not part of the golden circle, forget it.
'They wouldn't let most of us even do a teeth-whitening collaboration, meanwhile Samia's out there posing with pastries.
Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon says she weighed less than 7st as she battled extreme anxiety on Dancing on Ice
'It's a total p**s take.
'We've been told time and time again: no ads, no endorsements — not so much as a candle on Instagram.
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'But then Samia pops up in a full-blown promo for M&S and everyone's just supposed to pretend it's normal?
'People are keeping quiet as they don't want to rock the boat or get the boot but there's a lot of anger.
'Why are some allowed to cash in while the rest of us struggle?'
Samia has played the Street's Maria Connor on and off since 2000 while Sair has portrayed Alya Nazir since 2014.
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According to internal documents, outside work must be pre-approved, must not conflict with ITV's commercial partners or damage an actor's character's integrity.
It comes amid a cash crisis for the long-running soap.
We revealed in April how bosses are reducing filming schedules, putting actors on part-time contracts and reworking scenes to stretch airtime to cut costs and raise revenue.
A Coronation Street spokeswoman said at the time: 'We do not discuss individual cases, but the cast are aware that all requests for commercial deals go through an approvals process and are dealt with on a case by case basis.'
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