EastEnders star welcomes first child with his partner of five years as the excited parents share a sweet snap of their new arrival
EastEnders star welcomes first child with his partner of five years as the excited parents share a sweet snap of their new arrival
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EastEnders star Micah Balfour has revealed he's become a father for the first time. The actor, 46, who plays Junior Knight in the BBC soap, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a sweet snap of the new arrival after his partner Natalie, 33, gave birth.
![[The actor, 46, who plays Junior Knight in the BBC soap, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a sweet snap of the new arrival after his partner Natalie, 33, gave birth]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/11/94676557-0-The_actor_46_who_plays_Junior_Knight_in_the_BBC_soap_took_to_Ins-a-49_1738236338036.jpg)
The black and white image shows Micah and Natalie's hands together with their newborn's, with the tot sweetly gripping onto their mother's finger. Micah captioned his exciting post with a simple heart emoji, but failed to mention the baby's gender, name or when they arrived.
![[Micah captioned his exciting post with a simple heart emoji, but failed to mention the baby's gender, name or when they arrived]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/11/94676559-0-Micah_captioned_his_exciting_post_with_a_simple_heart_emoji_but_-a-50_1738236354025.jpg)
The post was met with a plethora of congratulatory messages from Micah's fans and EastEnders co-stars. The baby joy comes after Micah confirmed back in August that his partner of five years was expecting their first child. EastEnders star Micah Balfour has revealed he's become a father for the first time.
![[Micah and girlfriend Natalie have become proud parents for the first time]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/11/94676591-0-Micah_and_girlfriend_Natalie_have_become_proud_parents_for_the_f-a-48_1738236317437.jpg)
The actor, 46, who plays Junior Knight in the BBC soap, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a sweet snap of the new arrival after his partner Natalie, 33, gave birth. The soap star took to his Instagram page to share a beautiful array of baby items and a sign that read 'We're expecting Baby Balfour February 2025'.
![[Micah confirmed back in August that his partner of five years was expecting their first child as he shared a beautiful array of baby items and a sign that read 'We're expecting Baby Balfour February 2025']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/11/88563159-14342015-The_actor_46_who_hails_from_Peckham_took_to_his_Instagram_page_t-a-51_1738237239518.jpg)
Micah, who has appeared on the soap since May 2024, and his girlfriend Nat have been dating since 2020 and moved into their first house together in 2023. With his Instagram pregnancy announcement, Micah wrote: 'So we have some exciting news……'. Over on her page, Natalie echoed: 'We’ve been keeping a little secret…our best adventure yet!! Due February 2025 @michab4.'.
![[The soap star and his girlfriend Nat have been dating since 2020 and moved into their first house together in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/11/88563155-14342015-The_soap_star_and_his_girlfriend_Nat_have_been_dating_since_2020-a-52_1738237331615.jpg)
