Coronation Street star Calum Lill, who played Joel Deering on the ITV soap over the course of two years, has revealed that he and his fiancée have welcomed their first child19:08, 26 May 2026Updated 19:32, 26 May 2026Coronation Street star Calum Lill has shared the news that he has become a father. The actor, 31, who played Joel Deering on the ITV soap from 2023 until 2025, is engaged to Roberta Mcclaron and took to Instagram on Tuesday evening that they had welcomed a little girl into the world.‌The star, who has also appeared in Hollyoaks, Holby City and Doctors, also explained that his daughter was born a month ago as he revealed her name.‌Alongside a series of sweet snaps, he wrote: "Welcome to the world Primrose Lill. Here’s her first month in pictures. We’re very tired but happier than ever. Thank you to our family and friends for all your support."‌READ MORE: Coronation Street's Antony Cotton 'absolutely devastated' as he shares heartbreaking newsREAD MORE: Coronation Street star 'splits from James Bond hopeful' less than year after engagementThe soap star was inundated with kind words from followers and former co-stars. Tanisha Gorey, who plays Asha Alahan on Coronation Street, wrote: "Congratulations, how amazing," whilst Paddy Bever, who played Max Turner, said: "So wonderful, congrats to you both x"Several of Callum's fans then piled into the comments section of his post to send him their well-wishes. One said: "Congratulations so happy for you both she's absolutely beautiful," whilst another said: "Congrats to you both beautiful family."‌The couple first revealed news of the pregnancy in the build up to Christmas by posting a festive snap showing wife-to- be Roberta’s bump painted like a snowman as she held up a scan photo and the actor held a carrot to her belly.New character dropping April ‘26," Calum wrote alongside the announcement. The couple have been together since 2021 and got engaged in 2024.‌“About time I made an honest woman of her," Calum joked at the time. The star told The Mirror he kept the engagement ring hidden in his dressing room at Corrie as he waited for the perfect moment. "I’m so glad for the ring to finally be on her finger!"Calum Lill played Coronation Street villain Joel Deering, and was involved in the soap's biggest whodunnit in years. Calum’s alter ego, lawyer Deering, was recently revealed to have battered missing Lauren Bolton with a chair leg.And nobody was less impressed with the storyline than Calum's own grandmother. Calum was sitting next to her on the sofa when she first watched the episode - and his video of her priceless reaction has now gone viral on social media. “You mean to tell me my grandson’s a killer? You battered her!,” she asks. “I can’t believe that. Honest to goodness!” The TikTok clip has been seen over eight million times.‌This is a breaking Showbiz news story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future on Google by simply by clicking this link.You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage.Article continues belowYou can sign up for Twitter/X alerts for breaking news here and follow us @MirrorCeleb for all the latest updates. Or keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures by following us on Facebook.