Coronation Street star confirms the most challenging ever situation for Maria is coming

What’ll become of Maria and Gary? (Picture: ITV/Metro)

Oh, Maria Connor. The Coronation Street stalwart has been perennially unlucky in love, hasn’t she?

In her twenty six years on the cobbles, she’s had a run of terrible relationships, including three – if we’re counting the sham one – marriages. Her longest running love story, though, is with her current husband, bad boy with a big heart, Gary Windass (Mikey North).

Gary supported Maria and her son, Liam Connor (Charlie Wre...