Coronation Street star Sam Aston's wife is pregnant

Sam Aston\'s wife is expecting their first child.

The \'Coronation Street\' actor - who plays Chesney Brown on the ITV soap - has revealed that he and his wife Briony are delighted by the news that they\'re set to become parents.

He told OK! Online: "We\'re so happy!"

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The loved-up duo tied the knot last May at Stock Farm in Cheshire, and Briony later described the 26-year-old actor as a "lovely, lovely man".

She gushed: "I love everything about Sam. He\'s really funny and he calms me down.

"I just know I\'ve married a lovely, lovely man."

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And the soap star added: "We\'re really happy and we both know we\'ve married the person we want to spend the rest of our lives with."

Sam and Briony have known each other since their mid-teens.

However, the couple\'s first attempt at romance ended in failure, due to the long-distance nature of their relationship - but they bumped into each by chance years later at a drama workshop.

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The actor - who joined \'Coronation Street\' back in 2003 - previously recalled: "I was teaching and Briony was in the room next door. I think she might have given me a funny look when I first walked in, but we soon got past that and straight away we got talking.

"We went for a meal that night at a country pub and that was it. We\'ve been together ever since."