Samia Ghadie keeps forgetting her name.

Samia Ghadie as Maria Connor

Samia Ghadie as Maria Connor

The 'Coronation Street' star has just reprised her role as Maria Connor in the long-running soap following six months off on maternity leave but has admitted she's really struggling to learn her lines because she's battling with a "baby brain."

She explained: "Playing Maria is like putting on a comfy pair of slippers. I wasn't nervous about getting back into character but I was worried about learning my lines because of my baby brain. I can barely remember my name half the time."

However, the brunette beauty - who has six-month-old son Yves with her fiancé Sylvain Longchambon and six-year-old daughter Freya from a previous relationship - was looking forward to getting back on set and seeing her co-stars again after time away - but they weren't as impressed to see her.

Speaking to Inside Soap magazine, Samia said: "I was so excited on my first day back [on 'Coronation Street']

"I came bounding in excitedly thinking everyone else was going to be as thrilled as I was. But none of them had six months off so most were just like, 'Morning, you all right?' "


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