Sam Aston and his wife Briony enlisted OK! to share the news that they are expecting another child - a sibling for their two children Sonny, three, and 18 month old Daisy.
The Coronation Street actor is also pleased to reveal the gender of their unborn a child. “It’s a girl!” Sam told us. “Briony had a blood test so we found out then.
I know it’s not for everybody finding out the gender before the birth, but we’re too impatient. We like to know!” This gender news comes as the couple share they were actually expecting twins before sadly losing one of the babies to 'Vanishing Twin Syndrome', which they found out during an early scan.
Corrie's Sam Aston‘s wife Briony pregnant and gender reveal - ‘We lost a twin - it’s bittersweet’ View gallery “It was very bittersweet – that’s exactly how I’d word it," Briony, 28, who had previously opened up about going through two miscarriages after the birth of Daisy, said. “We were excited and thankful, because we always wanted a baby that was healthy. "Then we started thinking, ‘We could have had two… Will the living twin always wonder, “What if?” and ‘Will they feel lonely?’ We found ourselves questioning what could have been, while feeling grateful for what we’ve got.” Chesney Brown actor Sam, 30, was “shocked” to learn that they’d been expecting twins.
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