Sam Aston having baby boy with wife Briony

Sam Aston and his wife Briony are expecting a baby boy.

The \'Coronation Street\' actor has revealed he and his partner - who announced her pregnancy last month - have found out the sex of their baby, and they are looking forward to becoming parents for the first time.

He told OK! magazine: "We\'re having a boy! It was a massive surprise when we found out, as there are loads of girls in our families, so we were adamant we were having a girl."

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While the 26-year-old soap star - who plays Chesney Brown on the ITV soap - wasn\'t allowed to sit alongside his wife when she saw the consultant, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Briony made sure they both found out at the same time.

She added: "We found out the day before lockdown.

"Sam couldn\'t come with me because of the current rules, so I got the consultant to write the sex on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope and we both then sat in the car and opened it together. We were over the moon."

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The couple\'s son will be their first child together, and they\'re both keen to have a "big family".

Sam said: "We\'d like a big family. I\'m one of nine children and I\'m grateful to be part of a huge family as it\'s magical, but I\'m not sure we\'ll go to nine.

"That\'s a lot of children and financial commitment. Let\'s not forget I have five children on-screen too!"

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And his wife agreed, admitting: "Our house isn\'t big enough for that many but we want to fill our house with children. I\'d like a big family."

The loved-up pair have known each other since their mid-teens, and although their first attempt at romance ended in failure - due to the long-distance nature of their relationship - they bumped into each by chance years later at a drama workshop.

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.

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