Tonites, Coronation Street’s Maria Connor (Samia Smith) and Tony Gordon (Gray O’Brien) finally share a kiss during tonight’s instalment.

Maria returns from her short stay in Ireland and breaks the news to Tony that she’s found a quaint cottage that she’s interested in buying. Tony fails to deter her from going, and turning to Fiz (Jennie McAlpine), Maria finally confides that she’s in love with Tony.

Spurred on by Fiz’s words of wisdom, Maria’s determined to tell Tony exactly how she feels but bottles out at the last minute. It’s up to Tony to seize the moment and declare his love for the woman he widowed, and when he does, they quickly fall into a passionate embrace.< DS