Coronation Street star Paula Lane has revealed she shed tears during the filming of her Christmas storyline.

Paula Lane
(Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The 28-year-old actress is taking a break from the ITV soap for maternity leave, as she prepares to give birth to her first child over the festive period.

“When I’ve been doing all the really emotional scenes which go out over Christmas, they have actually come from a really tender place in my heart,” she told the Daily Mirror.

The show’s Christmas storyline sees Paula’s character Kylie Platt splitting from husband David (Jack P Shepherd), after the biological dad to her son Max, Callum Logan (Sean Ward), reveals his true identity.

A scene from Coronation Street featuring Kylie Platt, David Platt and Callum Logan
David (Jack P Shepherd) finds out the truth about Callum (ITV/Joseph Scanlon)

She said being pregnant has boosted her emotions on set: “There is this heart-wrenching scene when I am saying goodbye to Max, and I’m pleading with David but he just isn’t having it, and he turns his back on me and I have to walk out.

“I’ve been filming with little Harry, who plays (her screen son) Max, and we have got a close bond now. I have been working with him since he was four-years-old, so when he was clinging on to me I was really beside myself. There was a lot of emotion.”

Coronation Street's Kylie with Callum
Kylie’s association with Callum costs her marriage (ITV/Joseph Scanlon)

Paula said the storyline will come to a head, as Kylie’s life falls apart, on Christmas Day.

“David walks in just as Callum has a wrap of speed in his hand. He has made it look as if Kylie has asked him round to bring drugs. This is where it all comes tumbling down…,” she revealed.

“Callum basically tells David that he is Kylie’s ex, Kylie’s drug dealer and Max’s dad,” she added.