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Corrie’s Kym Marsh is celeb mum of the year

Filed under: Celebrity babies — Alan @ 8:10 am

Kym Marsh of Coronation Street fame, received the Celebrity Mum of the Year Award from sponsors Bounty. Marsh stated that it was an honour to be given the award which is presented by Bounty and voted for by the public.

She is the mother of two children, David and Emily ages 14 and 11 respectively from a previous relationship. According to Marsh she appreciated the award given that it has been a hard year for her, and it is nice to know that she has a great deal of support out there.

She added that in the past she was forced to raise her children as a single parent before meeting her current partner and that it is reassuring to know that even though she has struggled, it is nice to see that some people believe she has done her best with the children.

Marsh and Jamie Loams from Hollyoaks are together after an alleged split last month. According to Marsh Jamie also has a son and is an excellent father.

Over the past two years Marsh watched her marriage with Jack Ryder dissolve, and her newborn child with Jamie, died an early death after a premature birth.

Corrie’s Samia Smith gives birth to a girl

Filed under: Celebrity babies — Alan @ 7:53 am

Samia Smith, the Coronation Street star, has given birth to her first child, with husband Matthew Smith. The couple welcomed young baby girl Freya into the world this morning.

According to a spokeswoman for the ITV show, the birth went well and Freya weighed in at seven pounds, two ounces. She also added that the couple is thrilled and the production is happy for to hear of their joyous new reason to celebrate.

The birth of Freya follows the television birth of Smith’s character, Maria Conner’s baby, who gave birth in typical unpredictable soap fashion out on the beach.

In order to keep her pregnant tummy from interfering with the show after the onstage birth, Smith wore baggy clothes and hid behind cupboard doors and cushions.

Smith has already completed a host of scenes in advance of the birth, and is expected to return to filming in the spring of 2010. For Smith, the occasion is probably double as joyous, given that she has been carrying a faux and real baby bump for the last two years and is finally now officially free.

Everything seems to be going by the plan for Smith, who announced after her wedding that she would like to be a young mum as well as a young bride.