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Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson and husband Carl ecstatically announce they are expecting twins via a surrogate... after IVF failed four times

Published: 04:53 EST, 13 December 2016 | Updated: 05:06 EST, 13 December 2016

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Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson is set to become a father of twins next year.

The 30-year-old actor and his husband Carl Hyland, who he married last year, have taken to Instagram to reveal that they will become proud parents when their surrogate gives birth next year.

The couple shared the news in a festive-themed video, which showed two 'Baby on board' signs hung up on a Christmas tree, before revealing Kieron and Carl sat on the floor opening a present. When they remove the wrapping, the gift is a large piece of card which reads: 'Twins coming 2017.'

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Happy news! Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson and his husband Carl Hyland are set to become the parents of twins next year after their surrogate fell pregnant

The caption on the video read: 'Merry Christmas to us thanks to the British surrogacy centre (sic)'

In September, the actor revealed that the pair had been struggling to conceive a baby through IVF after four failed attempts and were concerned they weren't going to ever have a family of their own.

He said: 'We were hoping to have a baby this year.

'Unfortunately, like anyone who is trying for a baby through IVF - whether they are gay couples or not - it is a lottery.

The greatest gift: The couple shared the news in a festive-themed video, which showed two 'Baby on board' signs hung up on a Christmas tree, before revealing Kieron and Carl sat on the floor opening a present

Past, future, present: The caption on the video read: 'Merry Christmas to us thanks to the British surrogacy centre (sic)'

Relief: The happy news comes after the actor revealed that the pair had been struggling to conceive a baby through IVF after four failed attempts

Big day: The happy news comes 18 months after they tied the knot in front of Kieron's co-stars at in the Peak District alongside 12 bridesmaids, including Stephanie Davis (left)

'The statistics when we first started it were a 70 per cent success rate. We have tried it four times, with the same surrogate mum, and we have fallen into that 30% bracket of it not working.

'But we have not given up the fight and are still continuing. We are going to keep trying until it is successful.'

The happy news comes 18 months after they tied the knot in front of Kieron's co-stars at in the Peak District.

The loved-up pair posed for photographs in front of Devonshire Dome in Buxton Derbyshire, with as many as 12 bridesmaids, including Stephanie Davis, Jennifer Metcalfe and Gemma Merna.

The pair announced their engagement in 2014 after seven years together.

Kieron came out in 2010 when he revealed on television that he was gay like his on-screen character Ste.