Former ITV Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon announces she's five months pregnant with first child after miscarriage heartbreak

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Congratulations are in order as Lucy Fallon has shared the joyful news that she's pregnant. The former Coronation Street star has revealed she's expecting her first child with boyfriend Ryan Ledson.

Lucy, who played Bethany in the ITV soap from 2015 to 2020, went public with her Preston North End footballer beau in June last year. It was reported they met through fellow soap star Helen Flanagan's fiance Scott Sinclair who also played for The Lilywhites. However, love blossomed for the couple during lockdown after they met on celebrity dating app Raya,

It came after Lucy split from her boyfriend of four years Tom Leech last summer. And now the 26-year-old has announced the news to OK! Magazine that they're set to become parents, revealing that she has been keeping the news a secret for five months.

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"It feels a lot more real now," Lucy, from Blackpool, told the magazine while showing off her baby bump for the first time in a series of dramatic tulle dresses. “I don’t think I look that pregnant at the moment, just like I’ve had a lot of KFC!” she admitted.

Lucy and Ryan, who live in West Lancashire, took their Pomeranian pup Sushi along to help making their big announcement with the pair posing with Sushi, who is wearing a cute heart around her neck reading, "We’ve been keeping a secret!"

Ryan said the couple are "really excited" and their happy news comes after Lucy suffered a tragic miscarriage back in March. The pair had gone for a private scan when Lucy was seven weeks for some early reassurance after the news came as a “massive shock and surprise”, but after being referred to hospital they were dealt