Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby reveals Summer's response to surprise pregnancy

Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby has revealed her character Summer Spellman's response to her surprise pregnancy.

Earlier this week, it was revealed the Weatherfield teen was pregnant after Gemma and Chesney found a positive pregnancy test in her old jacket.

Although Paul Foreman was the only one to realise the jacket was Summer's and later promised he'd keep her secret for the time being, he accidentally let the news slip in front of Billy Mayhew at the Rovers Return.

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Recently speaking about how Summer feels about the shock pregnancy, Bibby explained: "I don't think she's had time to process it. I think her first reaction is not a great one. It's not happy. It's not what you'd want to feel when you first find out that you’re pregnant.

"I think she suddenly goes into panic mode, Summer is the type of person who risk assesses everything and thinks of the worst-case scenario.

"And I think that is what she's done when she's found out she's pregnant. They're not ready as a couple, and she's not ready. She's got her own issues to deal with."

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She also shared it's likely a good thing Paul found out the truth because, if he hadn't, then Summer "probably would have kept it to herself".

"Paul finds it all out first and he’s probably the most understanding dad in the sense that he sees her as a young woman and he's not constantly worried about her unlike Billy," the actress continued.

"But then Todd and Billy find out and it's just like panic stations, it's kind of the opposite reaction, it's all we need to make a decision. They want to figure it all out now rather than come to terms with it and let her make a decision in her own time."

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As for if she thinks her relationship with Aaron is strong enough to withstand a pregnancy?

"I think they do really care about each other and they do love each other, but there are so many other issues that come into their relationship – obviously, both having diabetes, then Aaron's got this rocky relationship with his dad at the minute, and we find out that he's going through his own stuff at home," she said.

"All of this factors in their relationship and possibly sets them up for a bit of a fall. They're on shaky ground to start off with.

"They do have this love there for each other, but is everything else that’s going on actually going to allow them to be together? Then now there's another huge added pressure on their relationship with the pregnancy. He’s just saying, 'Let’s take the time to think this through'."

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV and streams on the ITV Hub.