'AFTER THE BIRTH WE PLAYED MY GIRL - IT WAS SUCH A LOVELY MOMENT'

CORONATION STREET ACTOR SAM ASTON AND HIS WIFE BRIONY EXCLUSIVELY INTRODUCE THEIR NEWBORN DAUGHTER TO OK! AND REVEAL WHAT LIFE IS LIKE AS A FAMILY OF FOUR

- KIRSTY HATCHER

When we arrive to meet Coronation Street actor Sam Aston and his wife Briony, it isn’t just the couple who are smitten with their newborn daughter. The couple’s 22-month-old son Sonny is super excited with the family’s new addition and can’t wait to introduce us. As he points to his baby sister, Sonny tells us her name – Daisy.

“We’ve always liked it,” says Sam. “It was one of the only names we both agreed on.”

Briony adds, “Once we knew we were having a girl, we kept going back to it, so then halfway through the pregnancy we were like, ‘Daisy it is!’ and I bought all the personalised stuff.”

She explains, “She’s Daisy Josephine. Josephine is a nod to Sam’s brother Joe and my grandad Joe. Daisy is also the French name for Marguerite and my mum’s mum is called Margaret, so it was a way to have both grandparents in there.”

We can see straight away how besotted the pair are with Daisy, who arrived nine days late at 11:59pm on 10 May following a three-hour labour at their home in Lancashire. “She’s a dream,” yoga teacher Briony gushes.

“It was euphoric,” she says of the birth. “It was exactly what I wanted. I would do that every day of my life if I could! Usually, a few days after giving birth your hormones level out and you start feeling the baby blues, but this time I still feel like I’m on a high.”