EastEnders star becomes dad and shares baby's adorable name
Amar Adatia, best known for playing Jags Panesar on the BBC soap, shared the news on social media last night.
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Alongside a picture of the newborn, the actor wrote: 'Full Heart. Welcome to the world Arella Adatia.'
A number of famous friends took to the comments to send their well wishes, with Jess Impiazi penning: 'Congrats, you guys.'
EastEnders co-star Rukki Nahar added: 'Congratulations.'
This comes after the BBC star and his wife welcomed their first child all the way back in 2021.
The 39-year-old actor joined the popular soap opera in 2019 before exiting in October of 2020 after his character was wrongly sent to jail by his own mum.
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Suki framed the character for Martin Fowler's assault, an act that was actually carried out by her other son, Vinny.
After heading to the police station, she handed the police a pair of bloodied jeans and told authorities that he had worn these on the day he allegedly attacked Martin.
Beyond the popular soap, the actor has appeared in a number of other films and TV shows, including Doctors, UK Residents Only, 'Gangsters, Gamblers, Geezers,' Dangerous Game and Dead Ringer.
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