Corrie's Hawley expecting second child

Coronation Street's Graeme Hawley has revealed that he and his wife are expecting their second child.

The actor - John Stape in the ITV soap - and Elianne welcomed their first daughter Audrey in 2009. Hawley shared the news during an appearance on ITV's Loose Women this afternoon.

Speaking on the show, he confirmed that the new arrival is due at the end of May.

Hawley's current plot in the Manchester serial will see John, who recently celebrated the birth of his first child with Fiz, suffer a nervous breakdown as he struggles to live with his dark secrets.