Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has opened up about how he chose a baby name after welcoming his first child. Announcing the news last week, Shepherd confirmed that he and his wife, Hanni, had welcomed a baby girl named Constance Ita Shepherd, born on June 26.
Appearing on his On the Sofa podcast to talk to fellow Corrie star Colson Smith, Shepherd explained how they came about choosing the name Constance.
"What you do is when you're picking names, you Google," Shepherd explained. "You'll go French names, Italian names, something that's a bit, you know, European and posh. That's what we were thinking."
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Shepherd said the couple were looking for something "unusual", adding: "Constance came up and it was probably the only one that we both agreed on."
When deciding, Shepherd said they both came up with names the other disliked, and he wrote off names if he knew someone with the same name who "was a bit of a dick".
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Asked by Colson if he had a boy's name in mind in case they had a boy, Shepherd said: "Yes. I don't want to reveal my name and someone steals it. Even though I am fully aware there is still one other in the world."
Sharing the news on Instagram last week, Jack posted a photo of himself and Hanni's hands holding baby Constance's tiny hand.
He captioned the post: "Our beautiful baby girl has arrived, born peacefully at home, surrounded by love."
His co-stars were quick to congratulate the couple, with Corrie's Georgia Taylor writing: "Oh darling! So thrilled for you both, and what a beautiful name xxx"
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Tina O'Brien, who plays Sarah Platt, said: "Congratulations to you both xxxx," with Asha Alahan star Tanisha Gorey writing: "Huge congratulations to you both!!!"
Sue Devaney wrote: "Gorgeous beautiful little girl and what a wonderful name. Congratulations Hanni and Jack! Can't wait to meet her."
Gareth Pierce said: "Lovely news! Welcome to the world, Constance," while Sam Aston wrote: "Wonderful news! Congratulations guys, born at home as well."
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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