EastEnders star Max Bowden said his ‘heart is full of love,’ after sharing the news that he has become a dad.

The actor, who plays Ben Mitchell in the BBC One soap, shared the joyous news on Instagram.

‘Reginald Buckle welcome to the world son,’ he began.

‘Born on the 19th September 2022. Greatest feeling in the world and a love like I’ve never felt. Will never get over the feeling of my son looking me in the eye for the first time.’

Max also praised his ex-girlfriend Roisin Buckle ‘for being such a strong first time mum.’

He continued: ‘Heart is very full of love and gratitude, and can’t wait to love this little man for eternity!’

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Fellow EastEnders stars were quick to comment on the 27-year-old’s post with their warm messages.

Actor James Bye (Martin Fowler) and current Strictly star simply commented with a heart emoji.

Actress Tazmin Outhwaite (Mel Owen) added: ‘Congratulations babe… you will be an amazing DAD. ❤️’

Lina Carter star Kellie Bright also wrote: ‘Beautiful boy. Beautiful dad. ❤️❤️’

Max seemingly confirmed his romance with fellow EastEnders star Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) last month after announcing his split with long-term girlfriend Roisin in April.

In May, Roisin took to Instagram to announce the former couple are expecting their first child together.

It has been reported that the pair have remained friends and want to co-parent their son.

Over in EastEnders Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) is attempting to get Ben and former lover Callum Highway(Tony Clay) to reconcile.

She ropes in Ben and Jay (Jamie Borthwick) to help Vi (Gwen Taylor) move out of her house, and when Callum comes home he’s surprised to find Ben there helping with the move.

It’s not long before Ben and Callum realise that Lola has set them up, but her scheme just may have worked.

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