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They met when they were dance partners on ITV's Dancing On Ice - and on Saturday night Corrie's Samia Longchambon and ice skating husband Sylvain Longchambon were teaming up again to become dance judges at a dazzling charity show.
The Strictly-style dance contest saw eight businessmen and women and famous faces from across the north west learning to dance with professional dance partners - all in aid of Cheadle's Seashell Trust.
And they aimed to impress a panel of judges that included Coronation Street favourite Samia and husband Sylvain, alongside former Strictly Come Dancing star Dr Ranj and professional dancer Hayley Anderson.
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The event was hosted by Dr Ranj's fellow former Strictly contestant BBC Morning Live star Gethin Jones who enjoyed plenty of banter on the night while helping to raise a staggering £185,000 for the Seashell Trust, which runs a school for children and young people with complex needs.
Samia and Sylvain got truly into the swing of the judging with expert commentary of the dances - although Samia admitted if it was down to her she would have given all of the competitors a 10.
Samia said: "It was such an honour for me and Sylvain to be on the judging panel for the Strictly Seashell ball we had so much fun with Dr Ranj and Hayley on the judges' panel - all the dancers deserved a 10 from us!
"We both have a passion for performing, Sylvain is a perfectionist and has a good knowledge of rhythm and dance and hopefully I gave my thoughts on presentation and performance."
Samia, who plays Corrie's long-suffering hairdresser Maria Connor, gave an insight into her own dance experiences as she delivered her
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