Overview

• Longchambon treated followers to a sun-soaked Instagram post in a chocolate-coloured swimsuit during her half-term holiday
• She surprised fans on June 2 with an Instagram Story featuring Bobby Bradshaw, who portrays her on-screen stepson Jake Windass
• Longchambon has embodied Maria Windass since 2000 after winning the role over Kimberley Walsh and Suzanne Shaw
• Throughout her career she has only left the show twice for maternity leave, in late 2009 and 2015
• She marked her 25th anniversary on Coronation Street last month by sharing nostalgic then-and-now cast photos