Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon sparkles ahead of baby's arrival as she reveals birthday gifts from 'Platts'

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon was seen sparkling as she headed out to celebrate her birthday. The actress is currently preparing to welcome her second child into the world with her boyfriend Ryan Ledson.

The actress, who is famed for playing Bethany Platt in the ITV soap, revealed she was pregnant with baby number two in an adorable video announcement with her footballer beau in August.

Announcing the joyous news at the time, Lucy captioned the video: "Half way there". She and Ryan then later shared their delight as they confirmed they were expecting a baby girl to join them and their first child, son Sonny Jude.

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But ahead of celebrating the birth of her baby girl, Lucy had other celebrations to attend - her birthday. The soap star took to social media with a gorgeous snap of herself posing outside.

In the picture, Lucy held her hand on her blossoming baby bump as she sported a sparkly outfit which boasted a slight off-the-shoulder top and long flowing skirt while she accesorised with her own personalised clutch bag.

Captioning the post, the mum-of-two-to-be wrote: "Spiritually enlightened at 29," and the compliments and birthday wishes quickly came flooding in.

Corrie co-star Tanisha Gorey said: "She be glowing." Julia Goulding replied: "Happy Birthday sweetheart." Helen Flanagan posted: "Happy birthday beautiful." Kimberley Hart-Simpson commented: "Happy bday to you." Emmerdale star Laura Norton added: "Golden girl."

It comes after Lucy took to her Instagram Story and gave a glimpse at how she celebrated her birthday initially at work