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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Coronation Street's Rebecca Ryan welcomes her second child with husband Dan Acraman as she shares a sweet snap and name
Coronation Street 's Rebecca Ryan has given birth to her second child as she announced the news with a sweet snap posted to Instagram on Sunday. The soap actress, 33, who played Lydia Chambers on Coronation Street from 2021 to 2022, welcomed the newborn after she and her husband Dan Acraman, who she married in September 2022, welcomed their first in April 2023. Taking to social media, Rebecca shared an adorable snap of her new baby girl dressed in a beige baby grow while lying on a pink fluffy blanket. Sharing the family's new arrival, she penned: 'Introducing the newest member of my little girl gang, the adorable Oriana.' And her Corrie star brother Jack James has appeared to be every inch the doting uncle as he shared a sweet snap to own social media holding the newborn alongside his first daughter, Aurora. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Rebecca first revealed she was pregnant in January and playfully joked about her exciting news, stating that 'sleep was overrated'. Revealing her jovial news to her followers, the TV star shared an array of stunning snaps proudly showing off her blossoming baby bump. She captioned her album: 'Sleeps overrated anyway, here comes baby No.2' alongside a red heart emoji. Her friends and family flocked to her comments box to congratulate the actress. Rebecca's brother, Jack - who starred in Coronation Street as Jacob Hay from 2021 until 2023 - was among those commenting. He penned: 'Can't wait to meet my new best mate.' Glamour model Rhian Sugden added: 'Here she issssss!' alongside a string of heart-eyed emojis. Meanwhile, a fan typed: 'Awhhh amazing, congratulations to you all' alongside red heart emojis. Her friends and family flocked to her comments box to congratulate the actress Rebecca's news comes nearly two years after she welcomed her first baby. At the time, she shared an adorable snap of her daughter cuddled up in a white blanket and sleeping in a striped onesie as she announced her baby's arrival. In an accompanying caption, Rebecca revealed that she and her husband Dan had named her baby daughter Aurora. She wrote: 'Welcome to the world my beautiful baby girl Aurora.' She was quickly flooded with congratulatory messages from her co-stars and other famous pals as they took to the comments section. Rebecca rose to fame on Channel 4 comedy series Shameless, and is now known for playing Lydia in the ITV programme.


The Sun
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street star welcomes second baby as co-star brother pays sweet tribute
Coronation Street star Rebecca Ryan has given birth to her second child with husband Dan Acraman. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Aurora, in May 2023. The 34-year-old actress, who played Lydia Chambers in the long-running ITV soap, also revealed the tot's unique name. 5 5 5 5 Taking to Instagram to share the family's new arrival in a sweet post, she captioned the gorgeous snap: 'Introducing the newest member of my little girl gang, the adorable Oriana.' Rebecca was quickly inundated with messages of congratulations from her friends and followers on her joyous news. Fellow Corrie actress Sally Carman wrote: 'She's beautiful! Congratulations to you both.' While Emmerdale star Charley Webb added: 'Another beauty and I loooove the name.' Rebecca's real-life brother and fellow former Corrie co-star Jack James Ryan, 28, gushed: 'Proof that first time around wasn't a fluke, you make the most beautiful babies.' He later reshared Rebecca's post, adding: "That's my best friend right there." He also posted an adorable photo of him holding baby Oriana, with her older sister Aurora snuggled up to him. He captioned the beautiful scene: "My girls." Back in January, Rebecca, who shot to fame for her role as Debbie Gallagher in hit Channel 4 sitcom Shameless, revealed that she and her husband were expecting their second baby. Coronation Street star reveals she is pregnant with second child as she debuts baby bump in glam snap Captioning a snap that showed her cradling her baby bump, Rebecca jokingly wrote: 'sleeps overrated anyway… here comes baby no 2.' Rebecca and British Airways pilot Dan got engaged back in 2018, but had to delay their wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple eventually tied the knot in 2022. The actress shared the news on her Instagram page, posting a black-and-white photo. She wrote: "Husband and Wife 24.09.22 - The best day of our lives!" Rebecca left Corrie in 2022 after a year on the cobbles, sharing an emotional goodbye message to fans. She said: "That's Lydia over and out!! I have had the most amazing time on the cobbles and it's an experience that I will never forget!!" "Thank you so much for all the lovely comments, I see them all and I appreciate every single one! Bye Lydia it's been a blast." Discussing what she would like to do next, Rebecca told OK!: "I'd love to do a period piece, I've always wanted to do something like Downton Abbey, or Bridgerton. Something like that would be incredible. I'd love all of that, it would be amazing. "I also love all the big dramas, like Succession. I think I'll go as far as to say it's the best thing I've ever watched. I just love it, so something like that would be incredible. A good, gritty drama."