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Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd to become a dad

Actor's girlfriend said to be pregnant with his child

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd's girlfriend Lauren Shippey is expecting a baby.

The actor – who plays bad boy David Platt in the ITV soap – is the third member of the show's cast to discover he’s going to be a dad.

And friends say he’s thrilled.

‘He hasn’t been able to take the smile off his face since he found out,’ a pal tells the News Of The World.

‘Both of them reckon it’s the best news ever.’

Jack and Lauren, both, 20, recently got back together after a 4-week split in March.

His castmates Ryan Thomas and Andrew Whyment, who play Jason Grimshaw and Kirk Sutherland, are both set to become parents this year.

Ryan, 23, is dating former co-star Tina O'Brien, 24, who left the show last year.

Alison Adey