Coronation Street fans have slammed an "annoying" and "sanctimonious" character on the popular ITV soap opera.

Aliya Nazir, who is played by Sair Khan, has recently gotten on the wrong side of fans, causing many to declare they "can’t stand her".

Viewers took to the programme's official Reddit page where one user said: "Aliya Nazir is so annoying," before asking: "Does anyone find Aliya Nazir annoying?

They added: "She over-exaggerates and is a drama queen."

Coronation Street fans slam 'annoying' and 'sanctimonious' character 

Responding to the original poster on r/coronationstreet, one Coronation Street fan said: "Alya has always been annoying and sanctimonious!!"

Another added: "Can’t stand her… never could, the character is so sanctimonious and has ugly false superiority."

A third user penned: "I don’t like her. And I don’t think the relationship with her and Adam works either."

Another joked: "You can't deny how clever she is. Anyone who can go to Dublin (ROI) for 6 months and come back as a qualified expert in English law, capable of representing clients in custody is extremely talented."

One ITV viewer defended the character, telling the others: "She’s infinitely preferable to Leanne Battersby. So in abetted between the two, I’m team Alya all the way."

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Another said: "I love her! She's quite animated, which makes for a good actor. She has good rises and falls in pitch. I'm sure the actor is tired from having her baby a few months ago, but I can barely tell.

"She's one of my favourites, personally. Her and Yasmeen are a wonderful pair for scene work."

However, one person wrote: "Less likeable than some, more likeable than others I could mention. I have never seen her be anything other than an animated drama queen though."