Coronation Street star reveals she's pregnant with her first child as she shows off her growing bump in touching Instagram post

Coronation Street star Sacha Parkinson has revealed she's expecting her first child in a touching Instagram post.

The 32-year-old played Sian Powers in the ITV soap between 2009 and 2011 and was one half of the soap’s first ever lesbian couple, marrying Brooke Vincent, aka Sophie Webster.     

She shared the exciting news with a sweet video. The clip started with a white Polaroid snap, which then developed her adorable pooch standing next to her hospital scan. 

Then a selection of other pictures were placed with them, including one of her showing off her growing bump in some Christmas pyjamas, and another of herself holding a tiny baby grow. 

Sacha captioned the post: 'Merry Christmas Eve, Huns.. I have a feeling next year’s is going to be a wild one.'

The actress played Montell Fish's Fall in Love With You in the background.  

Many of her Corrie co-stars rushed to the comments section to share the love.

Helen Flanagan said: 'So happy for you darling x.'

Ellie Leach added: 'Soooooo excited.'

Her onscreen partner Brooke Vincent chimed in: 'I love you all so much!!'

This isn't the first bit of exciting news that Sacha has shared with followers over the past 12 months. 

Back in October in 2023, the soap star revealed that she is engaged to her boyfriend John. 

Posing for a selfie with her man, Sacha had a huge smile on her face as she showed off her sparkling ring. 

Sacha captioned the post: '“I knew you were likely to take a wife!”

'SCREAMING.'

It is not known when the pair got together, but he first appeared on his Instagram profile in 2021. 

Sacha first appeared on Coronation Street as Sian back in 2009. 

The actress was in 206 episodes over the span of two years.  

Her alter-ego was involved in a number of storylines, but her most known one involved being Sophie Webster's (Brooke Vincent) girlfriend. 

The pair, who started off as pals, were due to tie the knot - however Sophie ran away at the altar when the guilt of kissing Amber Kalirai got too much for her. 

The kiss became too much for Sian and she decided to move away from the Cobbles and back to Southport to be with her mum Janet Powers.  

Sacha's happy news comes after her endometriosis diagnosis back in 2018. 

According to the NHS website, it is where 'cells similar to those in the lining of the bomb grow in other parts of the body'. 

Some symptoms of the condition include problems going to the toilet, fatigue and even trouble getting pregnant. 

The Safe House star revealed that she collapsed from 'excruciating' endometriosis pain while she was working out.

Speaking on ITV's Lorraine, she said: 'I started doing burpees, which is the most horrendous movement ever, and I was on the third one and I just dropped to the floor. I've never had that in my life so I didn't know what was happening.

'I immediately started pumping with sweat and I was boiling. I just remember army crawling from one side of the hotel room to where the bathroom was because it was tiled floor and I knew it would be cool. 

'The pain was so bad I couldn't even keep still so I crawled onto the bed.

'It felt like forever, but I imagine it was only a couple of minutes. 

'I remember thinking, "No one knows I'm here and I don't know what this is'' and eventually it went.' 

The star went to the doctors, had a scan and led to her being diagnosed with the condition.  

After her stint on Coronation Street, Sacha has appeared in various TV shows and movies. 

Some telly programmes include My Mad Fat Diary, Mr Selfridge, Cold Feet and Casualty. 

The star has also taken on roles in The Pebble and the Boy, Apostasy and Fright Night 2: New Blood.