Coronation Street star Sam Aston’s wife Briony announces heartbreaking second miscarriage
Coronation Street actor Sam Aston's wife Briony has announced the devastating news that she has miscarried for the second time.
Briony shared a post on her Instagram page today (July 1) showing a picture of a pregnancy test, in which she'd added text to saying "not pregnant anymore".
In her caption, Briony explained that she wanted to use her story to encourage people to not be afraid to talk to their loved ones when they go through a miscarriage.
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"This is a difficult thing to share, but in the interest of breaking the taboo, I'm miscarrying again, the second time in four months," she wrote. "It's heartbreaking and it's unfair, BUT I'm not seeking sympathy, I feel well supported and want others to feel supported too.
"And that's why I wanted to post this today, because having people you can talk to and receiving comfort from those who have been through something similar makes the world of difference.
"We'd told close friends and family about both pregnancies, because I knew that, for me, I would want support from those people if it wasn't meant to last. But I wouldn't have been so open had I not heard from other women about the babies they lost and their stories.
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"So thank you to all the women before me who have shared their stories and talked about their babies, it makes processing this a lot easier, and I don't feel alone at all.
"In fact I feel the opposite of alone, I feel held and heard and I hope that by continuing these difficult conversations about miscarriage and pregnancy loss we open the door for others who will sadly experience loss too #1in4."
Sam, who plays Chesney Brown in the ITV soap, married Briony in 2019. The couple are parents to Sonny, born in 2020, and Daisy, who arrived in 2022.
Organisations including Sands and Tommy's are able to offer help and support to anyone affected by baby loss.
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