Coronation Street stars 'panic' as contract talks are put on hold

\'Coronation Street\' stars are reportedly panicking after contract talks were put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The ITV soap has suspended filming due to the ongoing health crisis and a number of the top stars - including the likes of Samia Longchambon - are facing an uncertain future, with their contracts due to expire in the next few months.

A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "This is a very uncertain time - and that\'s particularly true for those whose contracts are up for renewal.

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"It was very unsettling for them to be sent home knowing the future isn\'t decided. The show\'s bosses have done everything to reassure them, but until some sort of normality is resumed, negotiations won\'t be completed."

Meanwhile, Kym Marsh recently called on ITV bosses to air old episodes of \'Coronation Street\' amid the pandemic.

The actress - who previously starred as Michelle Connor on the ITV soap - said: "There will be no \'Coronation Street\' on screen for a while, which is weird!

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"During this time, we all look to television for our escape. I\'m thinking of those elderly people that have watched the soap for years and now have to go without it. I hope they run old episodes and revisit famous bits.

"But taking the show off air is the right decision for the cast and the crew. How can you act in close proximity or do a love scene being two metres apart?

"While I\'m sad as everybody else to see it close temporarily, we have to think of the team. But that doesn\'t stop it being very strange."