Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow toy boy star unrecognisable as he lands Netflix role
Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow's former flame, Samir, is barely recognisable in a new Netflix role, almost 30 years after his tragic departure from the soap. Before becoming a Barlow, Deirdre, played by Anne Kirkbride, was known as Deirdre Rachid, having married her younger beau, Samir Rachid. Samir, portrayed by Al Nedjari, met Deirdre while she was holidaying in Morocco in 1994.They got hitched and he later joined her on the famous cobbles.