Jennie McAlpine reveals she’s welcomed her third child with husband Chris Farr and shares the special meaning behind new baby’s ‘very Corrie’ name

Jennie McAlpine has revealed she has welcomed her third child with her husband Chris Farr. 

The Coronation Street star, 39, welcomed a baby girl in April, and held off from publicly announcing her birth so as to enjoy the newborn bubble for five months.

Now she has introduced her little one to the world in OK! Magazine and explained the special meaning behind her name.

Her little girl was born just before midnight on April 4 at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Hospital, weighing 7lbs 11oz and was named Doris.

Jennie, who has played Fizz Dobbs on the show since 2002, already shares two children with Chris – Albert, eight, and four-year-old Hilda.

Baby joy: The Coronation Street star, 39, welcomed a baby girl in April, and held off from publicly announcing her birth so as to enjoy the newborn bubble for five months

As the couple decided to keep the gender a surprise until the birth, they had a list of both boys’ and girls’ names.

She told the publication: ‘It was a big conversation. There were a lot of boys’ names discarded, mainly because of football. Albert is a Manchester United fan and I think he left us with about two boys’ names to choose from.’

Jennie revealed that they finally settled on a name that had a personal connection to her. 

She explained: ‘Doris is a family name and I love that it goes with Albert and Hilda. They’re also all very “Corrie”. The actress who played the first Rovers landlady, Annie Walker, was called Doris Speed so there’s obviously something in my DNA that means these baby names keep happening!

‘People have said before that Albert and Hilda sound like two childhood sweethearts writing to each other during the war. Now Doris is the auntie who’s come to join them.’

Her daughter’s name Hilda was also inspired by a Corrie character, Hilda Ogden, who was played by the late Jean Alexander.

Before giving birth, Jennie confessed: ‘I can probably guarantee that whatever the name we choose, it will have been a character in Corrie – I don’t know how to avoid it!’