EastEnders star James Bye has welcomed his fourth child with his wife Victoria.
James - who has played Martin Fowler on the BBC soap since 2014 - tied the knot with wife Victoria in 2012 and the pair are proud parents to their other three children Edward, eight, Louis, six, and Hugo, three. Victoria announced the birth on her Life With The Bye's Instagram page, and shared snaps of their newest addition - a baby boy.
Victoria penned: "After a long induction, a long labour, lots of ups & downs & all the drama along the way (oh don’t you worry I’ll be filling you in on everything…) our hearts are near to bursting with the arrival of our precious baby boy…"
"I just can’t believe I have him, here, in my arms, safely home and ours to keep for always. It still hasn’t sunk in… I’m definitely still in shock and I still can’t believe he’s mine.
"It’s been a long old journey to get him and now as he lays against my chest, whimpering softly, already starting to root for some booby time I feel like I’m the luckiest mama in the land.
She continued: "I’m soaking it all in. Letting my hair sit like a birds nest on my head, letting the washing pile up, letting the hours while away as I hold him, and sniff him (oh that smell) because I’ve waited so long for this moment. And I’m loving every second… xx
"The boys are all besotted, James is in love, there’s so much that’s happened, ooh I just can’t wait to fill you in… but for now - we just wanted to say thank you."
"To our friends, family & all of you lovely lot… all of your support & kindness & messages. Well, It’s meant the absolute world.
"I’m going to take a few days to cocoon away and let my sleep befuddled brain catch up & then I’ll be back with all the details. And ALL the baby spam," she wrote.
James' fellow EastEnders co-stars were quick to comment, with Danielle Harold writing: "Ohhhh congratulations," while Heather Peace said: "Beautiful. Congratulations to you all."
Hollyoaks Gregory Finnegan added: "Huge congrats guys! Can’t wait to meet the wee chap."
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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