Coronation Street stars Alison King and Samia Longchambon joined co-star Jane Danson to celebrate her birthday this weekend.

Maria Connor actress Samia took to Instagram to share a picture of the trio enjoying some ‘cosy drinks’, crediting Jane’s soap star husband Robert Beck for snapping the photo.

The post was inundated with comments from co-stars and fans alike, with Abi Webster actress Sally Carman writing: ‘How gorgeous!’

Toyah Battersby star Georgia Taylor left a series of heart eyes emojis, while EastEnders writer Daran Little wrote: ‘Ladies!!!! Great to see none of you have aged ever. Miss you.’

‘Fabulous picture of three Coronation St greats,’ one fan said, with another penning: ‘You all look amazing have a fantastic weekend all of you.’

It has been a busy year on the cobbles for all three actresses and their characters.

Samia’s character Maria was left horrified earlier this year when she learnt that son Liam Connor (Charlie Wrenshall) had considered taking his own life amid bullying from Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan).

With Mason back on the street, Maria was relieved to learn that Liam was no longer afraid of him, and was keen to keep living his life.

Jane’s on-screen alter ego Leanne Battersby found herself drawn into a sinister cult, and was devastated to learn that fiance Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) had cheated on her with her sister, Toyah.

Actor Emrhys Cooper, who plays cult leader Rowan Cunliffe, previously told Metro that he is set to return to the ITV soap – so what does the future have in store for Leanne?

Elsewhere, Alison’s character Carla Connor has been slowly falling for DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers), with the character set to finally admit her true feelings to Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) in upcoming scenes.

She’s also a major suspect in the murder of Joel Deering (Calum Lill), whose final moments are set to finally be revealed in a special episode this Friday. Was Carla the killer?