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Zoe Delaney

Corrie stars Sam Aston and Shayne Ward beam as other halves show off growing baby bumps

Expectant dads Sam Aston and Shayne Ward looked delighted to catch up with each other, as they stepped out with their pregnant partners in Cheshire.

The former Coronation Street co-stars were both celebrity guests at the Mum and Me event at Mere Golf Club - with their glowing other halves showing off their growing baby bumps at the do.

Sam - who plays dad-of-five Chesney Brown on the ITV soap - beamed standing next to wife Briony for pictures, while former X Factor champion Shayne posed alongside fiancée Sophie Austin. Both couples are preparing to welcome their second child into the world.

Cradling her growing bump while she posed for the cameras, yoga teacher Briony wore a chic black midi dress and a pale lilac coat, as she attended the event with her soap star husband.

Sam Aston and his pregnant wife Briony Gardner posing for pictures outside the swanky event (FARRELL / BACKGRID)
Former Corrie star Shayne Ward was delighted to show off his wife-to-be's bump (FARRELL / BACKGRID)

The pair - who are already parents to one-year-old Sonny - announced the second pregnancy with a sweet autumnal themed post last October - telling their fans on Instagram : "We're adding another pumpkin to our patch. Due Spring 2022."

Due to son Sonny being born six weeks premature in August 2020, mum-to-be Briony recently shared her relief at reaching 34 weeks of pregnancy.

"Which is the gestation Sonny was born at so it’s a huge deal for me," she explained last week.

Sam and Briony's firstborn helped reveal the couple's happy pregnancy news (INSTAGRAM)

The doting parents became husband and wife back in 2019 - tying the knot at Stock Farm in Cheshire after a two-year-long engagement.

Former Corrie favourite Shayne was also a super proud husband-to-be at the star-studded event in Cheshire.

The actor - who played the late Aidan Connor on the ITV soap - looked ecstatic as he excitedly pointed at former Hollyoaks star Sophie's bump outside the venue.

Mum-to-be Sophie looked radiant a long black coat, fitted red midi dress and chic black knee-high boats, while her doting partner Shayne rocked a trilby hat and casual ensemble for their day out.

Shayne and fiancée Sophie Austin have a daughter named Willow (shaynetward/Instagram)

The celebrity couple are already parents to five-year-old daughter Willow, and are expecting another little girl in May this year.

The former soap stars announced the happy news earlier this year, after initially turning to IVF in a bid to conceive.

"It was one of the most emotionally draining things we have ever been through," Sophie explained to Hello magazine in January.. "And for Shayne, it was quite a hard process because he wasn't physically going through it but it was just as tough for him."

Sophie and Shayne went through a tough battle to conceive a second child (Getty)

When IVF failed to work, after a grueling experience, Sophie ended up falling pregnant naturally.

"Basically, it's in the hands of God in a sense," Shayne told the publication. "I always knew a good thing was coming."

The happy couple also revealed daughter Willow has some baby names ideas - wanting to call her new little sister Aurora, after the Disney princess.

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