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Melissa Major & Lottie Gibbons

ITV Coronation Street star Sam Aston and his son look 'identical' in holiday snap

Sam Aston shocked Coronation Street fans as he shared a picture of his son on Instagram.

The Corrie star, who plays Chesney Brown, is on holiday with his son, Sonny James, and wife Briony.

But Sam's followers were stunned when a picture was posted of him and Sonny together.

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The father and son were the spitting images of each other, with very similar hair and strikingly similar features.

Taking to Instagram , Briony shared the snap of the two with her 13.4k followers on Monday.

The post has almost 2,000 likes with Briony making fun of their resemblance, reports LancsLive.

She said: "Everyone says he looks just like his daddy, I just don't see it."

Fans were quick to comment on their resemblance on the post.

One person wrote: "Awwww you guys are the double of each other. Like daddy like son! Have a fantastic holiday x"

Another said: "Mini Chez."

A third added: "Omg haha. Definitely your double!"

A fourth said: "He SO does!!!"

And a fifth said: "Aww so pleased he’s enjoying his first holiday xx"

The soap star and his wife are expecting their second child together and Sam is looking forward to becoming a dad for the second time, this time to a girl.

In October, Sam took to Instagram to reveal his wife was pregnant again.

Sitting their son in a pumpkin patch and holding up a sign that read: "We're adding another pumpkin to our patch! Due Spring 2022".

Speaking about his shock when he found out the sex of the new baby Sam 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!

"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!", he told OK! magazine.

A second child wasn't on the cards so soon after having Sonny, but the pair are delighted nonetheless.

Yoga teacher Briony said: "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!"

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