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Emmerdale's Danny Miller's son joins him on stage in adorable panto debut

King of the Jungle and much-loved Emmerdale star, Danny Miller has shared an adorable snap of himself and his one-year-old son, Albert, as the tot joined his dad on stage during his panto debut.

Danny Miller, 31, famous to millions as Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale, is currently wowing the crowds in the Christmas panto Jack and The Beanstalk at the Alhambra Theatre, in Bradford.

The former soap star is currently playing the young poor boy and hero Jack in this year's pantomime, the family favourite fairy tale follows a boy who climbs up a beanstalk and comes head to head with a giant.

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Speaking of his new role Danny said: “I have loved the story of Jack and the Beanstalk since I was a kid so I’m really excited to bring it to life on the stage. To get the chance alongside Billy and Divina will be bags of fun!"

Recently Danny's former Emmerdale co-stars Jeff Hordley and partner Zoe Henry, who play Cain Dingle and Rhona Goskirk in the soap, as well as Nicola Wheeler, Bradley Johnson and Matthew Wolfenden with his partner Charley Webb, were out in force to support their friend in his new role.

And now it's Albert's turn as he joins his dad on stage, and much to the delight of fans the toddler even got his very own Jack and The Beanstalk costumes for the occasion!

Danny shared two adorable snaps alongside his son as she smiled for the camera on the stage in their matching panto get up's, he captioned the post: "Introducing my side kick to panto world. Me and my mini Jack supporting me tonight."

The comments section was soon flooded with adoration as Danny's 713K followers gushed over the two of them. One fan @2smileyeyes penned: "The newest member of panto land", a second @jill_smithx1 commented: "so cute, good luck for tonight" while @susiefoulkes added: "dad & lad" alongside a string of heart emojis.

Others took the opportunity to praise Danny for his performance and tell the star how much they enjoyed the show.

@Sam_c14xx penned: "Saw this with my kids last Thursday, it was so good", while @pamelacartledge added: "Went to see this Xmas eve and it was fantastic" and @Southall28 added: "Travelling from Stafford to see you on 7th January, cannot wait."

If you’d like to take your family to see the panto, which also features Billy Pearce and Divina De Campo, will be running at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre until January 22. You can find out more and buy tickets here.

As ever, we'll continue to bring you the big Emmerdale news about what is happening in the village and away from it. You can visit our Emmerdale homepage to find the latest gossip about the soap and its stars.

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