Corrie's Jane Danson: 'Leanne dropping baby hints'

Jane Danson has admitted that she wants Coronation Street's Leanne Barlow to have a baby.

The actress told Inside Soap that she hopes Leanne and Peter (Chris Gascoyne) can add to their family, but teased that they can't seem to "confront" the idea.

Danson told the magazine: "Leanne keeps dropping hints, but they haven't really had a heart-to-heart about it yet. They've discussed it with others, but can't seem to confront it."

Leanne is step-mother to Peter's son Simon, a role Danson said that her alter-ego takes very seriously as she grew up without her birth mother.

Danson explained: "She has her own family now. When Simon feels pain, Leanne does too. She's making up for what she didn't have when she was Simon's age."

However, Leanne is soon to be reunited with her real mother, when new Rovers Return manager Stella - played by Michelle Collins - reveals her true identity.

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