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Coronation Street couple Tina O’Brien and Ryan Thomas took their 6-month old daughter Scarlett to the Hollyoaks Football Challenge in Chester, Sunday (May 17).

Tina held Scarlett, who was wrapped in a colorful blanket, and watched as Ryan play in the game.

O'Brien, 25, admits she went through a difficult time after Scarlett was born.

"I felt really frumpy, not just because of the weight, but because you're in a transitional period as a new mum,” adding, “Your life becomes totally devoted to your child, which is amazing, but you end sitting around in slobs covered in sick. I felt unattractive, but I was expecting to feel that way. I felt hormonal as well."

Former Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien, 25, and boyfriend Ryan Thomas, 24, introduced their four-week-old daughter Scarlett Jacqueline in this week's OK! magazine. The couple welcomed their first child on October 26 and little Scarlett weighed in at 7lb. 1oz. Read on for an interview with the new parents: How they're feeling: Tina: "I feel amazing, it's all so exciting. I'm still pumping with adrenaline and I can't believe it's happened. Even when Scarlett's crying, and during the tired times, we're both buzzing. Ryan: "When she stares straight at us it makes us melt. I'm going to be so protective, she won't be allowed out of the house until she's 30 - and even then I'll have to walk her everywhere!" T: "No, I reckon she'll have Ryan wrapped round her little finger." The Labour: T: "Well, I woke up at 5am, rolled over and my contractions started. I rang the midwife and she said: 'You'd better get down here now!'" R: "I was [scared] when I saw what Tina was going through. We had a false alarm the week before but I knew this was different." The birth: T: "My contractions started at four minutes, then they went straight to three minutes. I got to hospital at 6am and Scarlett was born at 8:28am, weighing 7lb and 1oz." R: "I had to rush home and get the pregnancy notes and when I got back, she was halfway there. It was the perfect labour - no gas and air, no epidural. She was just on all fours and going for it. She was glowing afterwards." T: "That was the healthiest I think I've ever looked - I looked great!" Click below to read more!

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