There was happy news from former Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon as she announced the birth of her first child with footballer boyfriend Ryan Ledson. Showing off her 'beautiful boy', the soap star took to social media to share the news.
Lucy, 27, announced in September that she was pregnant with her first child but the couple initially kept it secret after suffering a tragic miscarriage in March at seven weeks.. The happy news of her new arrival sparked a stream of comments from fans and fellow stars.
Posting a picture on Instagram, the new parents wrote simply "our beautiful boy", followed by the date, 30/01/2023. Posted less than 24 hours ago, the picture has already racked up over 86k likes and 1.2k comments.
Mollie Gallagher, who plays Nina Lucas in the ITV soap, commented: "Awww congratulations," adding three red heart emojis. While another co-star, Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor, wrote: "Congratulations both of you.. gorgeous news Lucy!"
The famous faces commenting continued. Pearl Mackie, who starred alongside Lucy in Sour Hall, added: "Congratulations Lucy!!!" And actress Natalie Anderson said: "Awwww how beautiful!! congratulations darling!!"
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According to a report in the Mirror, Lucy previously told how she was "scared but excited" ahead of the birth. The couple's journey to parenthood has been hard. Reflecting on their experience, they spoke to the publication about their previous miscarriage, describing the devastating loss as a "traumatising, horrendous time".
Lucy said: "We went for a scan and they couldn’t see anything, so then we went to the hospital and they thought they could see something, so it was very up and down. I had pregnancy symptoms and I was feeling really unwell. There were no signs I’d had a miscarriage, so that made it more of a shock. We just assumed everything was going to be fine. Then after a week when they’d done the blood tests and other tests, I went back and they said I’d miscarried. It was a really strange feeling.
"Even though so many people go through it, you never expect it will happen to you. I had imagined this little person who was going to come into our lives and then they were taken away from me. It was really horrible to deal with, but thankfully Ryan was so supportive."
But the couple said the experience made them realise that starting a family was something they truly wanted and ultimately ended up bringing them closer together.
"That changed things and it made us realise that was definitely what we wanted," Lucy said. "Situations like that can really test your relationship. It made us closer and stronger."
"We’re very fortunate that it happened again for us," Lucy said. "We weren’t putting pressure on it and I wasn’t putting any pressure on myself, then it just ended up happening that way for us. It was just meant to happen."
She continued: “We’d been to the Maldives and the day before I was due to come on I had a feeling I was pregnant. I did a test and the line came up straight away.
"I actually told my mum before Ryan! I FaceTimed her as I felt like my eyes were playing tricks on me. Then Ryan came home and I was holding the test in my hand and I just said, ‘This has happened!’”
The Miscarriage Association (01924 200 799) miscarriageassociation.org.uk supports women affected by miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancies. If you’re worried about a loved one you can also call the helpline which is manned Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm, or email info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
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