Coronation Street’s Samia Longchambon hits out at viral magnet TikTok trend

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Samia Longchambon has warned her social media followers of the dangers of a new viral magnet trend sweeping TikTok.

The Coronation Street actress revealed that her friend's daughter had to undergo emergency bowel surgery after accidentally swallowing two tiny magnets, which could have been "fatal".

In a post shared to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday morning, the 38-year-old shared several images of the tiny magnetic balls in question, with the caption: "If you have anything like these and kids…"

And in a follow-up post, the soap star added: "Please throw them away… they are super dangerous if accidentally swallowed.


"My friend's daughter has just had emergency bowel surgery to remove two tiny magnets … it could have been fatal."

Giving further context, the television star added: "It's a trend on tik tok to have these 'fidgets' so pls check ur kid's toys."

The TikTok trend involves children and teenagers putting one small magnetic ball inside the mouth and one outside to give the illusion of a face piercing.

However, some accidentally end up swallowing the balls, which can lead to severe damage to the digestive system.

Samia was rightfully concerned as she is a mother to two children – Freya, 11, from her relationship with ex Matt Smith, and five year old Yves, who she shares with husband, Sylvain Longchambon.

Samia's warning comes as she revealed she's training to become a cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT) after suffering from panic attacks as a child.

Speaking to Mirror Online, she explained: "By learning how to be a therapist, I'll be able to help myself and maybe help other people as well.

"I can relate to it. I've had different kinds of therapy for years and CBT is something quite practical.

"With my anxiety, it's ­always like a sense of dread that something bad is going to happen.

"You feel like you are ­going to die, you can't breathe," she concluded.

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