Coronation Street star Mikey North has introduced his adorable baby son Archie to the world.
He and his wife Rachael welcomed their first son on November 10 last year, with Archie weighing in at a healthy 8lbs 5oz, and Mikey has now reflected on being a father with OK! magazine.
"I'm loving it, it's the best thing ever. I'm really enjoying it. It was the next step for us," he enthused.
Despite wanting a straightforward birth, the labour ended up lasting around 20 hours with "no respite", but it left Mikey feeling "so proud" of his wife, especially after an episiotomy led to a cut going through her vein and losing 1.5 litres of blood.
"When you see your wife going through all of that, I just felt so proud. It's the most proud I have been of anything," he recalled. "Once I could see Archie was fine I was more worried about Rach. The amount of blood was unbelievable."
Rachael added: "It seemed really surreal. I just couldn't believe that he had grown inside me. Even now it seems mind boggling. I did shed a tear."
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The couple tied the knot last January after Mikey, who plays Gary Windass in Corrie, popped the question to his long-time love during a romantic holiday in the Lake District.
"We were staying in a lovely hotel in the Lake District and we were getting ready for dinner when I told her I had a birthday surprise for her outside," he revealed. "I told her to shut her eyes. When she opened them I was down on one knee with the ring."
Read the full story in this week's OK! magazine - out today.
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