Emmerdale star and fan favourite Michael Parr has welcomed his first baby with his partner.
The actor, who plays Ross Barton in the ITV soap, announced the joyous news this weekend, sharing that his girlfriend, Isabelle Du Plessis, had given birth to a daughter.
New dad Michael, 39, cradled their sleeping little girl in a wholesome snap shared on Instagram, showing her wearing a tiny knitted hat and wrapped in a bear blanket embroidered with ‘Baby Parr’.
Revealing her name, Isabelle wrote in the post’s caption: ‘Welcome to the world Suzie Rose Parr’.
Other intimate photos shared by the happy parents included Michael carrying Suzie out of the hospital to take her home, plus doting mum Isabelle holding her to her chest moments after their firstborn arrived.
Upon making it home as a family of three for the first time, Michael and Isabelle were also quick to introduce Suzie to their pooch and capture the introduction on camera.
Meanwhile, Emmerdale co-stars and fans have been inundating them with congratulatory messages.
Bradley Riches, aka on-screen brother Lewis Barton, commented: ‘Love you! X’, while Amelia Flanagan commented love hearts.
Emmerdale viewers also fawned over how ‘beautiful’ the tot was.
Michael began playing the role of Ross in 2013. He remained at Emmerdale until 2018 before departing but recently returned as the character.
During his time in the Dales, he’s been at the centre of many hard-hitting storylines, most famously that of an acid attack which left Ross’ face permanently disfigured.
Off-screen, prior to dating his current girlfriend, Michael was romancing his co-star Isabelle Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden. They separated in 2019.
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