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A Coronation Street star has given birth to her first-ever baby and shared their "gorgeous" name with fans. Taking to social media, actress Sacha Parkinson, best known for playing Sian Power on the ITV soap, shared a lovely picture of her newborn daughter. The 32-year-old also shared the name of her little girl, telling fans: “1 whole week of Sadie.
” Coronation Street star Sacha Parkinson gives birth to first baby and shares 'gorgeous' name with fans View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sacha L Parkinson (@sachalparkinson) Several famous faces shared their well-wishes in the comment section, including former Coronation Street co-stars. According to The Sun , Lucy Fallon, who plays Bethany Platt, said: “Gorgeous. Hope you’re all ok.
” Recent Strictly winner Ellie Leach added: “Soooooo beautiful, congratulations," while Sally Dynevor penned: “Ooooh wow congratulations. How wonderful. She’s so beautiful.
” The ITV star first revealed her pregnancy last year, telling fans that she and her fiancé Jon were fully expecting 2025 to be a "wild" year. Recommended Reading: Rare update on Coronation Street icon Eileen Derbyshire shared decade after exit New Coronation Street stars impressive Hollywood past and famous wife 3 Coronation Street stars could make comebacks after raft of cryptic clues Former Coronation Street star dies aged 72 as family pay tribute The pair got engaged back in 2023 when Jon popped the question during a holiday. The actress played a major role in Coronation Street during her short tenure, which lasted from 2007 until 2011.
Her character formed part of the soap's first-ever lesbian relationship, seeing her get together with Brooke Vincent, who played Sophie Webster. Beyond her time on the popular soap opera, Sacha has appeared in a number of other shows, including Grange Hill, Mr Selfridge, the recently axed Doctors and Shameless. Her most recent acting credit was in 2023 when she took on the role of Melissa in Platform 7.
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