Emmerdale‘s Michael Parr has announced that he’s become a dad, and shared the name of his adorable newborn.

The actor, who plays Ross Barton in the soap, and his partner Isabelle Du Plessis announced the birth of their baby daughter on Saturday (20 September) and shared some sweet photos of their new arrival.

Isabelle posted the news to Instagram, announcing the baby’s name as she wrote: “Welcome to the world Suzie Rose Parr”.

Parr’s co-stars rushed to offer their congratulations, with Lewis Barton actor Bradley Riches writing, “Love you! X”, and Joe Gill, who played Finn Barton, adding: “Amazing”.

The couple announced they were expecting a child together back in March with a photo captioned: “In our Mum & Dad era”.

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The actor previously shared how his outlook had changed after finding out the couple were set to be parents, telling The Mirror: “Once Izzy told me, my whole outlook on life changed.

“It’s made me realise what’s actually important to me. I feel ready for it. We’re so grateful. People often struggle in these situations but it’s come quite naturally for us.”

He added: “I was 26 when I first got the [Emmerdale] job and before it used to be about the nightclubs and going out for pints after work. Now I’m entering dad mode. I like my tea and early nights.”

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Meanwhile, Parr’s character Ross has been experiencing drama on Emmerdale as he faces a paternity test to find out if he’s the father of Charity Dingle’s baby.

“Charity would happily bury her head in the sand about this, and hand the baby over to Sarah,” our Emmerdale source explains. “The only thing that matters to her is her granddaughter’s happiness.

“But with Ross a daily irritant in her life, she can’t escape reality – the baby could easily be his.”