Julia Goulding is taking just four months maternity leave.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actress – who is expecting a baby with her husband Ben Silver – won’t be away from Weatherfield for too long, and her co-star Jack P. Shepherd has hinted their alter-egos Shona Ramsey and David Platt could tie the knot on screen before she leaves.
Speaking to Inside Soap magazine, he said: "Julia’s off for four months but we may cross over on screen when David gets out of prison.
"I’d like them to have a massive wedding, although I doubt that will happen, as they don’t have any money now that David’s given his nan the barbers.
"Shona doesn’t make much at Roy’s. I imagine it will be a registrar down at the town hall or the bistro."
David proposed to Shona in March, and Julia admitted at the time she was hoping for a big on-screen wedding.
She said: "Fingers crossed, they’ll make it to the altar. I genuinely think they do love each other.
"I hope they have a big, big wedding. Neither of them have had an easy ride of it these past few years so I think a big celebration would be wonderful."
Shona called off their engagement last month after David revealed he had spent part of his gran Audrey Roberts’ (Sue Nicholls) stolen money, but a Weatherfield wedding is definitely on the cards.
She added: "At the moment the engagement is off, but I am allowed to say that we will be getting married.
"I think she’s tried really hard to bring herself out of the gutter and I think she calms him. I think she makes him a bit more mature."
Julia – who married Ben in February after three years of dating – revealed her pregnancy news in May.
She wrote on Instagram: "Ben and I are delighted to announce that we are expecting our first baby at the end of this year! We are absolutely overjoyed and can’t wait to meet our little one!"
Corrie’s Julia Goulding taking four months maternity leave
