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Jessica Sansome

Corrie star Sam Aston shares adorable snap with son - and he's his double

Coronation Street's Sam Aston has a lookalike in the making... thanks to his son.

The actor is a proud dad to Sonny James, who he shares with his wife Briony.

The now two-year-old arrived six weeks early on August 11, 2020, just over a year after the couple married in a stunning Cheshire ceremony.

And the doting parents are preparing to welcome their second child.

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Sam took to Instagram back in October to reveal his wife was pregnant again, sharing an adorable snap of Sonny standing alongside some pumpkins with a sign.

The message read: "We're adding another pumpkin to our patch. Due Spring 2022."

But before the family of three becomes a family of four, they've headed off on Sonny's first holiday.

Briony took to Instagram with a snap of the three of them walking along the beach writing: "Hello Sonny’s 1st holiday & hello 3rd trimester."

However, it was Briony's later post of her husband and son together that sparked the most reaction.

Sam and Briony have taking Sonny on his first holiday (Briony Aston Instagram)

Sonny was his dad's double as the pair looked straight into the camera with a smile.

Writing to her 13.4k followers, Briony said: "Everyone says he looks just like his daddy, I just don’t see it."

But we're certainly sensing a bit of sarcasm.

Sam's former Corrie co-star Katie McGlynn was among those commenting on the photo, simply saying: "Omg."

@annabel.zammit said: "So cute!! Absolute double!"

"Twinnies!!!" @essex86charlene said.

@francine.daley.69 wrote: "Lol mini you!!! Love from Canada. What a little sweetheart."

"Omg haha. Definitely your double!" @ katiehughes87 commented

@vaulters replied: "Oh my he’s your double. Looks just like you when you first joined Corrie."

"Mirror image right there," @ blackwoodshona added.

And @grahamp67 couldn't help but point out: "Mini chez."

Sam has played Chesney in Corrie for 19 years.

Sam married childhood sweetheart Briony in May 2019 with the wedding attended by many of Sam's castmates including Katie, Brooke Vincent, Alan Halsall, and Jennie McAlpine, who plays his on-screen sister Fizz in the ITV soap.

The romantic nuptials were held on Stock Farm just on the edge of Tatton Park in Cheshire.

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