James Nesbitt has reportedly rekindled his romance with his former flame Katy Gleadhill after she welcomed a baby.
The 58-year-old actor and the 40-year-old split two years ago when it was said she wanted to focus on having a baby before she turned 40.
She ended up welcoming a daughter last year with the help of a close friend.
And now, it has been reported that the Cold Feet actor and Katy have gotten close to each other again.
After calling him an "amazing guy", a source claimed being with his girlfriend is what's most important to him and he "understands the baby is part of that".
"It’s definitely a very modern set-up but everyone is happy and that’s all that matters.
"...He cares about her and they remain close, so he has been taking on some ‘daddy duties’ even though the decision to have a child was an entirely independent one taken by the mother at a time when they weren’t together."
The source added to The Sun that James wants to help Katy with what he can.
James and Katy got together in 2015 and were seen together at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards show the same year.
However, things soon went south and a friend claimed the couple had different opinions on having children.
James already has two children, Peggy, 26, and Mary, 22, who he shares with actress Sonia Forbes-Adam.
He tied the knot with Sonia - who is the daughter of the Reverend Sir Timothy Forbes Adam - in 1994.
They met when he went to the final call-back for Hamlet at Loughborough Hall in 1989.
In October 2013, James announced that he and Sonia had called it quits on their 19 years together. They divorced in 2016.
A spokesman for the couple at the time: “James and Sonia are living separately and have been for some time. They are on the best of terms and ask that the family’s privacy be respected.”
The star has spoken of past “catastrophic” mistakes. These included a fling with a 22-year-old secretary and another said to involve Cold Feet co-star Kimberley Joseph.
He said: “It was never anything to do with my wife. Any time I did anything like that, drink was involved.
“I don’t think I did anything sober. I just regret all the hurt that it caused to my family.”
The Mirror have contacted his representatives for comment.
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