Corries Shona actress Julia Goulding snapped in rare pics with baby on day off from soap

2023-04-17

Coronation Street actress Julia Goulding, 38, has been spotted in public for the first time since giving birth to her baby daughter as she left The Baby Show in Manchester.

Julia, who plays Shona Platt in the long-running soap, was pushing her daughter in a pram while her husband Ben Silver, 38, carried their older son, four year old Franklin Wolf, on his shoulders.

The new mum looked relaxed as she played on her phone with one hand and cut a casual figure in a black and white striped tee and a chic black leather jacket, with her sunglasses perched atop her head.

Julia announced the birth of her daughter, who she named Emmeline Beanie, on social media in November.

She shared a sweet picture of her and husband Ben with a hand each on a pram, with the baby’s face hidden by a large heart emoji.

The star captioned the snap: “On Saturday our little girl arrived. We’re absolutely elated and Franklin is besotted with his little sister, Emmeline Beanie Silver. She’s perfect.”

Julia has been a popular addition to the cast of Coronation Street since joining in 2016 and her character, Shona, has been at the centre of many dramatic storylines, including a romance with David Platt and a tragic shooting which left her with amnesia.

Julia took some time off to care for her newborn baby but returned to the cobbles at the end of February after finishing her maternity leave.

The star had continued filming for a great deal of her pregnancy, but confessed in an interview with OK! Magazine that hiding her growing bump had proved a little bit tricky.

In June 2022, she said: “It's been quite hard to keep it secret and they've dug out my maternity clothes from three years ago, so it's all systems go again.”

However, she explained that her bump had been “a lot bigger” with her first child, so it was easier for the costume department to conceal her pregnancy this time around.

Julia also initially kept the news that she was expecting a secret from her devoted fans, but came clean at the 2022 British Soap Awards by wearing a dress that clearly showed her baby bump.

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