EastEnders star Jack Ryder is about to become a dad, following news his partner Ella is expecting their first child. The 38-year-old soap star, who has also starred on Holby City, broke the news during an appearance on Loose Women earlier today.
Appearing via video chat, he exclaimed: "We are due in July. Ella and I are gushy and over the moon – I always just smile when I talk about it. "We're prepared as we can be, we've got toys all around the place, and clothes and bits and pieces.
We're ready to go. "We're very humbled and grateful, it's going to be an amazing journey." Playing teen heartthrob Jamie Mitchell on EastEnders, Jack left Walford in 2002, after four years on the soap.
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