ITV Corrie's Tina O'Brien shares rare snap of son after explaining why they rarely feature on her social media

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien shared a rare snap of her son after sharing why they rarely featured on her social media. The actress, who is famed for playing Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap, took to Instagram over the weekend with a picture of her son Beau.

The eight-year-old couldn't hide his grin for the camera despite being covered in mud after spending some time on the rugby field. Beau, who Tina shares with husband Adam Crofts, was covered from top to toe, but mainly on his face with his floppy blonde hair just about covering some of the mud-based damage, as he sported his rugby gear.

"Rugby went well," Tina wrote alongside the image on her Instagram Story with a crying laughing emoji. It comes after the soap star proudly shared a rare post about fellow actress daughter Scarlett as she revealed that the 14-year-old had undergone a hair transformation.

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The 39-year-old reshared a post that showed Waterloo Road star Scarlett, whom Tina shares with former partner and ex-co-star Ryan Thomas, as she headed to the salon for her first colour treatment. She shared video clips of Scarlett before her makeover and her hair in foils as she linked to stylist Kia Styles' page.

And in the caption of the clips on her Instagram Stories, Tina shared her pride for her daughter while also sharing why fans may not see her two children regularly appearing on her social media page. "My little lady getting all grown up," she wrote before adding: "I don't post often about my S&B. I'll only post what they are happy to share and is comfortable for them."

It comes after Tina was flooded with compliments on the platform herself as she stunned her fans and followers