EastEnders star becomes dad and shares baby's adorable name

Amar Adatia, best known for playing Jags Panesar on the BBC soap, shared the news on social media last night.

EastEnders star Amar Adati becomes father for second time and shares baby's adorable name

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Alongside a picture of the newborn, the actor wrote: “Full Heart. Welcome to the world Arella Adatia.”

A number of famous friends took to the comments to send their well wishes, with Jess Impiazi penning: “Congrats, you guys.”

EastEnders co-star Rukki Nahar added: “Congratulations.”

This comes after the BBC star and his wife welcomed their first child all the way back in 2021.

The 39-year-old actor joined the popular soap opera in 2019 before exiting in October of 2020 after his character was wrongly sent to jail by his own mum.

Digging up the past. Watch the whole episode now 👉 https://t.co/rdkc3el8Dk #EastEnders pic.twitter.com/1ngLbnPgcW

— BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) April 28, 2025

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Suki framed the character for Martin Fowler’s assault, an act that was actually carried out by her other son, Vinny.

After heading to the police station, she handed the police a pair of bloodied jeans and told authorities that he had worn these on the day he allegedly attacked Martin.

Beyond the popular soap, the actor has appeared in a number of other films and TV shows, including Doctors, UK Residents Only, 'Gangsters, Gamblers, Geezers,' Dangerous Game and Dead Ringer.