Corrie teen favourite to become parent

Coronation Street teenager Chesney Brown is to become a father in a forthcoming shock storyline.

It was previously reported that Chesney, played by 17-year-old Sam Aston, will be left to ponder girlfriend Katy's (Georgia May Foote) proposal of starting a family together, but the News of the World now claims that the decision will be made for him when his partner produces a positive pregnancy test during a romantic meal.

Confronted with the news, a teary-eyed Chesney will supposedly declare: "I can't believe how lucky I am. This is all I've ever wanted. We'll be a proper family."

A Coronation Street source commented: "Things will certainly change for the little misfit everyone loved. Soon he'll be living in a flat with Katy and his dog Schmeichel, with a kid on the way."

Aston first joined the ITV soap in 2003. His on-screen sister Fiz gave birth to her first child, baby Hope, amongst the chaos of the Weatherfield tram disaster in December.