Sam Aston and his wife Briony have welcomed a baby girl into the world.
Sam Aston and his wife Briony have welcomed a baby girl into the world
The 'Coronation Street' star and his significant other - who have 20-month-old son Sonny - are delighted with their new arrival.
They told OK!: "Our beautiful girl has arrived."
Sam - who has played Chesney Brown in the ITV soap since 2003 - and Briony revealed in December they were expecting their second child.
He said: "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!"
The couple hadn't been planning to have another child so soon but now they 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!
"Like with Sonny, I just knew I was pregnant – something was a little bit off and I didn’t feel well. I took a test and obviously it was positive. It was a bit of a shock for Sam!"
Sam added: "It’s fantastic news. It sounds like I wasn’t pleased but I really was. It’s just that with Sonny it was as planned as it could be, whereas this happened out of the blue...
"It will be nice with them growing up being so close in age and being able to play together."
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