Rebecca Ryan, who played Lydia Chambers on Coronation Street, has welcomed her daughter with husband Dan Acraman two years after the birth of their first daughter Aurora

Coronation Street star Rebecca Ryan has given birth to her second child.

The soap actress, who played Lydia Chambers on the cobbles, has welcomed her daughter with husband Dan Acraman two years after the birth of their first daughter Aurora.

Revealing the news on Instagram, she revealed that they had named their newborn daughter Oriana, telling her followers: “Introducing the newest member of my little girl gang, the adorable Oriana.”

The name Oriana is of Latin origin and is of very similar meaning to its sister name Aurora. It is derived from the Latin word aurum, meaning gold, and oriens, meaning “dawn” and “sunrise”.

Her brother Jack, who also appeared on the ITV soap as Jacob Hay, was quick to comment as he wrote adoringly: “Proof that the first time wasn’t a fluke, you make the most beautiful babies.”

Rebecca shared a photo of their beloved daughter on Instagram ( 
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Rebecca’s Corrie co-stars also flooded the comments, with Sally Carman writing: “She’s beautiful! Congratulations to you both!” While Elle Mulvaney wrote: “congratulations she is beautiful.”

The 34-year-old has appeared in other hit shows including Waterloo Road, Casualty and Shameless. She previously shared a string of photos of her developing baby bump. She captioned the images: “Sleeps overrated anyway, here comes baby No.2” alongside a red heart emoji.

Rebecca and her husband have proudly shared numerous photos of their first daughter on social media since her arrival in 2023. In April last year, Rebecca shared adorable photographs of her baby daughter as she celebrated her first birthday.

She wrote via Instagram at the time: “My darling girl Aurora, where has this year gone? The immeasurable joy and love you have brought into my life is something I will be forever thankful for. Your cheeky smile lights up every room, and I just love watching you grow and change every single day. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Happy 1st birthday my girl.”

Her second child will be welcomed into Rebecca’s growing family – which already includes her talented soap actor brother. Fans were stunned to learn that Rebecca and Jack were siblings when she joined the ITV soap 10 months after he started playing Jacob on the show.

Soap bosses were also surprised to realise they duo were brother and sister after they were both cast as main characters. Rebecca previously told The Mirror: “Nobody at ‘Coronation Street’ had any idea. When I joined, I’d be talking to people and say, ‘Oh, yeah, my brother works here’. And they’d go, ‘Really, who’s your brother? What? Jack!’ It’s a dream come true to be working on the show at the same time, but it’s a total coincidence.”