Coronation Street’s Sam Aston and wife Briony reveal they’ve welcomed a baby girl
CORONATION Street star Sam Aston's wife Briony has given birth to their baby daughter.
The couple announced the happy news to , telling the publication: "Our beautiful girl has arrived".
Soap actor Sam, 28, revealed in October that his other half was expecting their second child, a sibling to their son Sonny, 16 months.
He admitted: " I could see us having another boy, so it was a really nice surprise. I was quite shocked. I don’t know why, because it’s a 50/50 chance!
"We booked an early gender reveal 4D scan at a place called Instascan 4D Baby in Padiham.
"There are twins in Briony’s family, so when we went in I was a bit nervous and said, 'There’s definitely only one in there, right?' He said, 'There’s only one!' and then told us it was a girl!"
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The couple hadn't been planning to have another child so soon but are happy to be having kids that will "be close in age".
Briony explained: "We were actually trying not to get pregnant! [Laughs] Just because Sonny was so premature – my concern was having two too close together and having another premature baby. But it just happened!"
The yoga teacher also said that the couple "feel really lucky to have one of each" .
Sam and Briony welcomed son Sonny six weeks early in August 2020.
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Briony wrote on social media: "He calmly entered our world 6 weeks early on 11.08.20 at 5lb 7oz and we couldn’t be more in love".
The couple got married in 2019, two years after announcing their engagement.
They exchanged their vows - and did a yoga-themed first dance - in front of friends, family members and his soap co-stars at Stock Farm in Cheshire.