HOME and Away stars Rebecca Breeds and Luke Mitchell have welcomed their first baby together.
The soap stars shared the happy news with their fans on social media on Friday, along with a sweet glimpse of their son.
Rebecca Breeds and Luke Mitchell have welcomed their first child together[/caption]
The couple shared a sweet photo of their newborn[/caption]
The new parents posted an adorable snap of their son’s little feet[/caption]
The couple posted a photo of their newborn’s little feet and another snap showed them affectionately cradling their tot, who had a head full of hair.
They captioned it: “Welcome to the world little man. Thanks for choosing us. We love you beyond words.”
New parents Rebecca and Luke were flood were congratulatory messages, with one writing: “He’s here! Congratulations you two”.
A second posted: ” ‘Awwww congrats to you both. Sending so much love!”
On Home and Away they played Ruby Buckton and Romeo Smith, who were in a relationship on the Aussie drama.
Last November, the TV stars announced they were expecting their first child together.
Rebecca was on the soap from 2008 to 2012, while Luke Mitchell played Romeo between 2009 and 2013.
The couple met on set and have been married for 11 years.
One of their biggest storylines was Ruby and Romeo’s phantom pregnancy.
Rebecca posted a photo of herself at the premiere of her new film Kangaroo Island at the Adelaide Film Festival.
The star wrote on Instagram: “VERY excited to share baby Mitchell and @kangarooislandmovie coming sooooooooon!
“Thanks @adlfilmfest for having us and everyone who came to support us.”
Co-stars from the soap took to X, formerly Twitter to share their well wishes for the happy couple’s news.
Esther Anderson, who played her on-screen mother, police constable Charlie Buckton, was the first to post saying: “Yehhhh!!! Congratulations, you guys, such great news!”
Lynne Mcgranger, who played Irene Roberts for over 31 years, added: “Congratulations Bec and Luke! Very exciting news.”
Todd Lasance, who played Aden Jeffries until 2010, said, “Wooooo!!!!!! Congratulations, guys!!! I’m so stoked for you both!”
Jonathan Sadowski, an American actor, added: “AMAZING!!! Congrats!!!
Meanwhile, Lachlan Buchanan, who starred alongside Rebecca in Newcastle, also joined in the love for the couple, sharing happy emojis.
Rebecca stars in the film Kangaroo Island as Lou Wells.
It was released on November 3 and is directed by Timothy David and written by Sally Gifford.
They aren’t the first actors to fall in love on set – a string of stars from UK soaps have also hooked up.
The soap couple shared a glimpse of their newborn with fans[/caption]
On Home and Away they played Ruby Buckton and Romeo Smith[/caption]
