Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh and her Soap star boyfriend Jamie Lomas are expecting a baby.
The actress is three months pregnant by the 28-year-old Hollyoaks star and is expected to give birth early next summer.
They couple began dating just six months after she split from former EastEnders star Jack Ryder, her husband of five years.
In a statement Kym, 32, and Jamie said: 'We are delighted to be able to announce that we are having a baby.
'All our family and friends are very excited at the prospect of a new arrival next summer.'
The pair first met on a train to the TV Quick Awards in London a year ago but they only got together in May after her marriage to Jack crumbled.
They now live together in Warrington, Cheshire with Kym's 13-year-old son David and 10-year-old daughter Emily from a previous relationship.
Jamie has a son Billy, aged 2, from a previous relationship.
In a recent interview Kym told a magazine that she and Lomas had already talked marriage 'a few times' but thought rather than a lavish celebrity wedding, they 'maybe go abroad'.
She said in her interview: 'We've talked about things like that and our future. We've talked about it a few times.
Jamie said he 'loves how caring Kym is' adding: 'She makes me tea and fills up my beer when it's empty, that's enough for me. She looks after me.'
Kym will continue to work on Coronation Street throughout her pregnancy and will take maternity leave in early summer.
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