Taking to social media, actor Danny Walters, best known for playing Keanu Taylor during his time on the BBC soap, shared a lovely picture of his newborn daughter.
The 31-year-old also shared the name of his little girl, telling fans: “One Month With You, Autumn. Born March 25.”
BBC EastEnders star welcomes first-ever baby with partner
Several famous faces shared their well-wishes in the comments section of the post, including former EastEnders co-stars.
Diane Parish, who has been playing Denise Fox on the show since 2006, said: “Ah wow! Congrats to you all Danny.”
Emma Barton, who has been Honey Mitchell on the BBC soap since 2005, said: “Congrats darling.”
Other stars to send their wishes include Clair Norris, who plays Bernadette Taylor and Rukku Nahar who was Habiba Ahmed until her exit in 2020.
Danny Walters has been with girlfriend Maddi Faircloth since 2021, with Autumn the pair’s first child together.
Walters is known for portraying Keanu Taylor in EastEnders.
He quit the BBC soap in November 2019 with his final scenes airing the following February.
Walters made an unannounced return to the show in December 2022 and similarly made an unannounced departure on Christmas Day in 2023 when his character was killed off as part of ‘The Six’ storyline.
Walters’ character Keanu was fatally stabbed by Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) in defence her best friend Sharon Watts (Letitita Dean).
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He was nominated for a Radio Times Award for Best Exit, which he won.
After his exit from the show and nomination, he said: “I hope you enjoyed Keanu’s storyline throughout my time on the show playing the character and hopefully you enjoyed the explosive Christmas episode where Keanu took his final bow.
“Thank you for all your support.”
