Overview
- The couple announced on Instagram that their daughter, Constance Ita Shepherd, was born peacefully at home on Friday, June 26, 2026.
- The post included a first photo showing the newborn’s tiny hand and the caption: “Our beautiful baby girl has arrived, born peacefully at home, surrounded by love.”
- This is Shepherd’s fourth child overall and his first with wife Hanni Treweek, who the actor married in July 2025 after a 2024 safari proposal.
- Many Coronation Street co-stars and other public figures left congratulations in the Instagram comments, underlining the cast’s close public profile.
- Shepherd is best known for playing David Platt on Coronation Street since 2000, and the couple’s announcement follows their February pregnancy reveal and Shepherd’s recent statement that he plans to take a break from the soap.