Coronation Street star Paula Lane has announced she is pregnant with her third child. The actress, who played Kylie Platt on the cobbles from 2010 until 2016, has been married to her partner Tom Shaw since May 2014.
They are already parents to a son, Arthur, nine, and a daughter, Penny, eight — and have now announced that baby number three is on the way. On Friday, Paula, 39, took to Instagram to share the news, posting a photo of her baby scan alongside two cards that read: “Best big sister” and “Best big brother.”
The TV star, who has also appeared in other hit shows including Emmerdale, The Royal, Doctors and BBC’s Call the Midwife, captioned the photo ‘Some special news to share from us.
‘Christmas just got a bit more magical. Our baby boy due December 2025.’
Her heartwarming post drew attention from fans, social media followers, family and fellow celebrities who flooded the comments section with excited comments.
Fellow Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley commented: “Congratulations, hooray! Now I can tell everyone. So much love to you Tom and the children. Can’t wait for Christmas cuddles.”
The Royal actress, Michelle Hardwick, wrote: “Best news! Massive congratulations to you all! So exciting.”
Jilly Cadd said: “Oh wow that’s absolutely brilliant news. Congratulations to you all.”
Zoe Shaw added: “Oh, how amazing! Congratulations to you all!”
Paula made her debut in Emmerdale in January 2024. She traded the drama in Weatherfield to take on the role of Ella Forster, who found herself out of a job when she stuck up for Mandy Dingle, played by Lisa Riley, while she attended a Veterinary Ball with her partner Paddy.
Her appearance came six years after she left the Cobbles as her character Kylie Platt was murdered. Kylie’s life came to a tragic end as she died in her husband David’s arms. Paula described her final scenes as “one of the most shocking deaths in Corrie history”.
She portrayed Kylie from 2010 to 2016, before she was murdered by Shona’s son Clayton Gibbs who is now married to David Platt. The scene in which Kylie died was one of the most heartrending Coronation Street moments to date. Fans cried along at home as David begged his wife to stay with him until the ambulance arrived, before breaking down in absolute heartbreak when he realised she had gone.
During her break inbetween soaps, Paula appeared in several theatre productions and well as taking the part of Vera Sands in Call the Midwife.