Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon is expecting her second child with partner, footballer Ryan Ledson. The soap star shared the wonderful news by posting an emotional video with her 570,000 followers on Instagram. In the video, 28-year-old Lucy can be seen cradling her baby bump as she captioned the post: "Half way there".

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And one excited fan commented: "Ahhhh this video makes my heart so happy omg CONGRATULATIONS on your second pregnancy Lucy you're going to be even more amazing with this baby like you are with your angel boy Sonny." Lucy, best known for playing Bethany Platt on Corrie, is already a mum to toddler son Sonny Jude. She recently opened about her plans to expland her family in documentary Drama Queeens on ITV .

As she and Ryan discussed their future, he said: "Maybe one more," before Lucy replied: "Two more!" While pregnant with Sonny in 2022, Lucy spoke about her pregnancy with Sonny and how "fortunate" she felt to be expecting after sadly suffering a miscarriage earlier that year. "We're very fortunate .