Emmerdale star Sophie Powles, known for her role as Holly Barton in the ITV soap, has announced the safe arrival of her first child.
The soap star revealed she had given birth to a baby girl with a post on her Instagram account.
She shared the exciting news with a snap of the newborn's leg as she revealed her daughter's unusual name.
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The 32-year-old actress has named her little girl Marli Ocean Waters.
The post was captioned: "Nearly a month ago our little girl joined us. Marli Ocean Waters you are Magic. Photo by dad @markwatersfilm."
Sophie's partner closely followed with his own post of the same snap, he wrote: "Marli Ocean Waters, I can’t believe I get to be your dad :)
"I will spend the rest of my life, showing you how much I love you. Your Mum is pretty cool too."
Fellow soap stars and celebrity pals rushed to congratulate the couple on the birth of Marli.
Coronation Street's Shobna Gulati said: "I love this, you are magic mummy."
While singer Pixie Lott replied with four heart eyes emojis, likewise fellow Emmerdale star Ash Palmisciano posted two heart emojis.
Sophie first revealed that she was pregnant back in June when she posted a snap of her bump whilst sunbathing on a beach.
She captioned the post: "And so the adventure of us three begins."
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