Coronation Street’s Samia Longchambon looks almost unrecognisable in throwback childhood modelling snap
She rose to fame when she joined the soap drama, Coronation Street, in 2000.
But Samia Longchambon already embarked on her journey to stardom as a child model which she revealed in a throwback picture on Saturday.
The actress, 38, shared a childhood snap of her modelling for Machine Knitting News’ Children’s Collection which was her first ever magazine cover.
Where it all began: On Saturday Samia Longchambon shared a throwback picture of her first magazine cover for Machine Knitting News’ Children’s Collection in 1992
Samia shared pictures of her magazine debut which was captured in 1992 when she was approximately nine or 10 years old.
The brunette beauty already exhibited a thespian flair as she delivered different expressions to the camera.
In one image, she wore red trousers, a bright knitted clown jumper, and she clutched a terrifying clown doll.
Model looks: The Coronation Street actress, 38, posed up a storm when she was around nine or 10 years old as she rocked a knitted mustard yellow jumper and clutched a creepy clown doll
Samia sported a neon pink headband for the classic ’90s look and still rocked her signature brunette tresses in a long do.
In another image, she wore a nautical-inspired jumper with yellow trousers as she clutched an orange sandcastle spade and smiled for the front cover.
The Corrie star wrote: ‘Anyone need a knitting pattern for some nice yellow woolly shorts? No?
Sailor chic: The budding model sported a nautical-inspired white jumper with bright yellow trousers as she clutched an orange sandcastle spade and beamed for the magazine cover
‘This was my first magazine cover for Machine Knitting News children’s collection 1992.
‘Special thanks to my mum for keeping all these little gems for me to show my kids.
‘Swipe to see me holding the freakiest clown doll everrrrr!’
A young Samia is the spitting image of her daughter, Freya, 10, who she has with her ex-husband, Matt Smith.
The actress has since remarried French ice dancer, Sylvain Longchambon, in 2016, and the couple share a son named Yves, four.
The pair were spotted on a rare public outing in June after Coronation Street filming was suspended.
Samia has since returned to the set as lockdown restrictions relaxed and production resumed, but she admitted it has been very difficult to film scenes with the new social distancing measures in place.
Family: Samia has a daughter, Freya, 10, with her ex-husband Matt Smith and has since remarried to French ice dancer, Sylvain Longchambon and they have a son called Yves, four
Her character, Maria is set to marry Gary Windass but is oblivious to his involvement in two deaths.
They have begun filming the wedding scenes but Samia revealed it was very tricky.
She said to The Mirror: ‘The director shot it really cleverly so hopefully it doesn’t look like we’re too far apart saying our vows.
‘It was a bit tricky making it look like we were closer together – and putting the ring on, that was really tricky.’
Wedding bells: Her Coronation Street character, Maria, is set to marry Gary Windass and she revealed that filming the wedding was very tricky due to social distancing measures