Corrie's Samia Ghadie 'very happy' to announce she's pregnant

Samia Ghadie has announced she is expecting her second child.

Coronation Street actress Samia Ghadie has announced she is expecting her first child with ice dancer Sylvain Longchambon.

Ghadie, who met her beau while competing on ITV's Dancing on Ice, took to Twitter to announce her "very happy news".

The 32-year-old actress has a daughter, Freya, from her marriage with Matthew Smith, which ended in 2011.

Samia and Sylvain met on the ITV show Dancing On Ice. Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke/EMPICS

Ghadie did not say what the news means for her Corrie character Maria Conner - only time will tell.