Emmerdale’s Michael Parr has shared a moving tribute to his partner following the birth of their first baby.

The actor, who plays Ross Barton in the ITV soap, announced the arrival of the little tot last weekend. He shared 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.

As Michael and Isabelle adjust to life as new parents, Mike has taken to social media platform Instagram to share a heartwarming message to his partner.

Alongside a picture of the two of them together, he wrote: ‘To my Darling Isabelle.

‘What you have endured over the last 9 months to bring us our beautiful daughter is astounding. What was meant to be a beautiful journey was tainted by Hyperemesis.

‘A particularly cruel illness no woman should have to endure. Almost 9 months of vomiting and nausea and so many other horrid side effects that had you in hospital on multiple occasions, and yet you marched on and gave me the best present a man could wish for. A beautiful, healthy little girl. Our lives now feel complete.’

He added: ‘You’ve sacrificed so much. You’ve moved country, changed city, ran a business, started a degree, been an amazing dog mum, and now you’re being the most wonderful Mother. It’s a joy to witness.

‘I’m so so proud of you. We are now a family, and I swear to dedicate my life to making yours and Suzies better. We’ve had the happiest 7 days, and here’s to a lifetime more. I love you all so much.’

Honestly, our hearts.

Isabelle responded to Mike’s post in the comments section. She said: ‘Suzie and I love you so much xx’.

Plenty of Mike’s Emmerdale co-stars shared replies to the tribute as well. Beth Cordingly, who plays Ruby Miligan, posted some heart emojis while Bradley Riches, who arrived as Ross’ brother Lewis Barton earlier this year, said: ‘My favs.’

Michael reprised his role as Ross Barton in October last year.

At the moment, Ross is involved in a storyline with Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) after it was revealed they had slept together.

After discovering Charity’s pregnancy, Ross confronted her and wondered if he’s the father of the baby.

Charity spent time in denial, adamant Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) and Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) were the parents and she was the surrogate as per their plan.

But with Ross being persistent, Charity was left with no choice but to organise a paternity test, ready to determine once and for all if Ross is the father.

Elsewhere, another big storyline for Ross this year has been meeting his brother Lewis.

Their first interaction was tense and awkward, as Lewis had no idea what his mother Emma Barton was responsible for while she lived in the village.

However, quick thinking Lewis realised fairly early on that Ross was hiding something about their mum.

He spied an opportunity to learn the truth when he saw Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) breaking into the loft in his home.

Lewis trapped Mack inside, and told Ross that he’d let his friend out once he was told what really happened to Emma.

Ross and Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) then confirmed Emma’s many crimes, and how Moira killed her.