Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has confirmed her future on the soap after announcing she’s

pregnant with her second child.

The actor, who plays fan favourite Bethany Platt, shared that she’s expecting her second child with

partner Ryan Ledson earlier this week, and that they’re “halfway there” to the baby’s arrival.

In response to fans questioning what this means for Bethany and how long she’ll have to leave the cobbles for, Lucy later wrote on her Instagram Story: “Lots of Corrie related q’s – I won’t be away for toooo long and I am returning after I pop the baby out.”

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To announce her second pregnancy, the soap star shared a sweet video to Instagram that shows her 18-month-old son Sonny Jude hugging the baby scan, while another clip sees Lucy cradling her growing bump.

Fans and fellow Corrie stars were quick to share their congratulations in the post’s comments section, including Tanisha Gorey (Asha Alahan), Ellie Leach (Faye Windass) and Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster).

Lucy and Ryan previously welcomed Sonny in January 2023, announcing his birth on social media at the time with a sweet photo of the couple cradling their newborn and the caption: “Our beautiful boy.”

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Elsewhere, Lucy recently revealed that Bethany will take centre stage in a big new storyline later this year.

“Bethany has actually got quite a big storyline coming up within the next few weeks, few months,” she told Digital Spy.

“It’s going to be quite dramatic, quite emotional, which she should be used to right now! It’s a good one for me to get my teeth into but it’s going to be quite an emotional one for Bethany, playing into her insecurities. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.”