Emmerdale actress Sophie Powles has given birth to her first child.
The soap star, 32, shared the news on Instagram and revealed she'd welcomed a girl, named Marli Ocean Waters, last month.
Alongside a photo of her daughter's leg, she penned: "Nearly a month ago our little girl joined us. Marli Ocean Waters you are Magic. Photo by dad @markwatersfilm."
Proud Mark then shared the same photo to his page and wrote alongside it: "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."
Celeb pals of the couple rushed to shared their congratulations in the comments.
Coronation Street's Shobna Gulati wrote: "I love this you are magic mummy" and singer Pixie Lott replied with a series of love heart emojis.
Sophie and partner mMark announced they were expecting their first child back in June.
Actress Sophie is best known for playing Holly Barton in ITV soap Emmerdale.
She landed the role as a teenager and stayed with the show from 2009 to 2012.
Sophie then returned briefly in 2016 before leaving again when her character was killed off.
In July last year, the actress revealed she felt like a 'failure' after having to take a cafe job while looking for other acting work.
Last year, she worked at High Mood Food in Chelsea, which she said felt like a 'defeat.'
Sharing her employment woes on Instagram, Sophie penned: " I moved to London a few years ago to further pursue my acting career.
"Eventually I realised the lessons I was learning. To just find happiness in the everyday and the people you have around you.
"To be grateful for just simply waking up and being healthy. Breaking the Habit I had of thinking I will be happy when I get that acting job or that audition.
"To know that the depression and anxiety I continue to fight is only temporary.
"It’s so hard to even get an audition or email answered never mind an actual job."
During her time in Emmerdale, Sophie won praise for her role as the troubled Holly Barton who died of a drugs overdose.
Viewers saw party-loving schoolgirl Holly's descent into addiction after she moved to the village with her family.
Following a doomed romance with Aaron Dingle, Holly started using cocaine which led to a full-blown heroin addiction.
Holly's dependence spiralled when her mum Moira's affair with Cain Dingle was exposed.
The teen's problems took another hit when her father John was killed in a car crash a the grief caused her to overdose.
After getting clean Holly left the Dales to move to London in 2012, with actress Sophie leaving the soap.
Sophie then briefly returned as Holly in 2016 when a storyline saw her return to the village while on the run from a drug dealer.
Sadly, Holly relapsed and was found dead in her sleep following another overdose.
The dramatic end came as a genuine shock to viewers as producers managed to keep the bleak conclusion a closely guarded secret, a feat that has become increasingly rare in soaps.
