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Danny Walters has announced that he has become a dad for the first time in a sweet social media post

Former EastEnders star Danny Walters has announced that he has become a dad for the first time.

The 31-year-old actor – who previously played Keanu Taylor in the BBC One soap – has taken to social media to announce that he recently welcomed his first child with his long-term partner Maddi.

Alongside a snap of his baby girl’s tiny hand, Danny wrote on Instagram: “One month with you, Autumn. Born March ‘25 (sic)”

The soap star has already been inundated with congratulatory messages from some of his showbiz pals, including his former EastEnders co-star Dianne Parish, who plays Denise Fox on the BBC soap.

The actress replied: “Ah wow! Congrats to you all Danny.” Emma Barton – who plays Honey Mitchell – has also offered her congratulations to the actor as she wrote: “Congrats darling… [heart emojis].”

Elsewhere, Clair Norris – who played Bernadette Taylor, Danny’s on-screen sister in EastEnders’- simply replied to his post with a series of heart emojis.

Danny left EastEnders in dramatic circumstances in 2023, when Keanu was killed by Linda Carter. The actor admitted at the time that he made a concerted effort to keep his departure from the soap under wraps.

The actor previously shared: “It’s been extremely difficult! I feel like I’ve been very deceitful to my friends and my family and have made many excuses!

“But, I wanted the storyline to have as much impact as possible for the audience, so I’ve tried my best to keep everything a secret and hopefully, that’s paid off.”

Danny also relished being a central part of the EastEnders Christmas special.

Asked how he felt when reading his last-ever ‘EastEnders’ script, Danny replied: “The Christmas Day episode is a great episode.

“It stands alone, and there is so much to it.

“The writing in the script was fantastic, and every character had such a great storyline throughout the whole episode.

For my character, the episode is a real rollercoaster of emotions from the highs and the lows. It was such a pleasure to be part of.”