A former Coronation Street actress – who played part of the soap’s first ever lesbian couple – has announced she is pregnant with her first child.
32-year-old Sacha Parkinson, who starred on the soap from 2009 to 2011, made the announcement in an Instagram post on Christmas Eve, the Mirror reported.
The reel showed photos of the actress clad in red silk pyjamas, which revealed her growing baby bump. “Merry Xmas Eve huns – I have a feeling next year is going to be a wild one,” she wrote in the caption.
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Responding to the news, Corrie favourite, Brooke Vincent, who played Sacha’s on-screen girlfriend, Sophie Webster, replied: “I love you all so much!!!” Meanwhile, Lucy Fallon, who played Bethany Platt and is currently expecting her second child, gushed: “Congratulations!!!! Yayyyyy exciting news xxx.”
Also sending their well wishes was former Corrie star turned Strictly Come Dancing champion Ellie Leach, who posted: “sooooo excited.” Meanwhile, actress Georgia May Foote, who played Katy Armstrong, added: “Omg!!! This is amazing! Congratulations!!!”
In October 2023, Sacha announced she was engaged. The actress posted a selfie of herself grinning alongside her fiancé, as she held up her sparkling engagement ring.
Sacha captioned the update: “I knew you were likely to take a wife!” and “SCREAMING”. She also shared a number of other photos of the sweet proposal, which took place on a boat against a gorgeous sunset.
The actress’ famous pals responded to the post, telling their friend how happy they were for her, including Michelle Keegan, who played Tina McIntyre in Corrie. Kegan herself recently announced that she is expecting her first child with Mark Wright on Sunday.
Since leaving the soap, Sacha has gone on to land a number of other acting jobs and has appeared in shows including Waterloo Road, Mr Selfridge and Cold Feet. Most recently, she starred in 2023 ITVX thriller Platform 7.
