Former Coronation Street star Sonia Ibrahim has announced that she is pregnant with her first child.
Sonia, who played Mel Maguire between December 2016 and October 2017, shared the news on her social media accounts as she celebrated with her husband.
"First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a BABY in a baby carriage," she wrote on Instagram.
"I am absolutely over the moon and feel unbelievably blessed to announce that myself and my amazing husband are expecting a beautiful little baby GIRL.
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"Nothing in this world can top the feeling and excitement of knowing that I am going to be a mama, and I can promise one thing, above anything else, that I am going to love, adore, and cherish my little princess more than anything in this world."
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Sonia used a number of hashtags to further express her joy, including #15weekspregnant, #cloudnine, and #dreamscometrue.
Her character Mel Maguire was part of Bethany Platt's grooming storyline, helping Nathan Curtis. Her final scenes saw Mel kidnap Bethany to stop her from testifying against Nathan, before finally letting her go.
Back in May 2017, Sonia described being part of the ITV soap as "an absolute honour".
"I was literally over the moon and I cried my eyes out when my agent told me [I was joining]!" she said at the time while speaking to Digital Spy. "It's such an amazing place to work and it's been an honour to be here.
"I was really excited to meet everybody, because I'm a fan of Coronation Street and I watch the show anyway."
Coronation Street currently airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7.30pm on ITV.
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