EastEnders' Sid Owen is a first-time dad at 49 as fiancée Victoria gives birth

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EastEnders actor Sid Owen has become a first time dad at the age of 49 after fiancée Victoria Shore gave birth over the weekend.The star, who played Ricky Butcher in the soap, announced the news on Instagram with a sweet pic of him in scrubs kissing the proud mum.Captioning the snap Sid wrote: “Been a long a day.

But. Can I say. I love you Victoria. Thank you for our baby.”Sid's EastEnders co-stars were quick to congratulate their former colleague with several paying tribute to the new dad.Patsy Palmer, who played Ricky's on-screen love interest Bianca, wrote: “Congratulations to you all.”While Danniella Westbrook, best known as the hapless mechanic's childhood sweetheart Sam Mitchell added: “Congratulations daddy and well done Victoria .”The happy news comes after Sid and Victoria shared their heartbreak last year announcing they had suffered a devastating miscarriage.The couple had dated 20 years ago and rekindled their romance last year after reconnecting via Facebook – before unexpectedly falling pregnant earlier this year.Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Sid and Victoria shared their agony over the loss of their baby.Victoria explained that she became worried when she noticed light bleeding on evening – which “got heavier and didn’t stop.”Sid rushed his fiancee to hospital the following morning where the couple were told the heartbreaking news that they had lost their baby.In September, Sid had opened up about his excitement to wed Victoria and begin a family – seven weeks before their sad news was revealed.He told The Sunday Mirror: “I never ever dreamt I would have kids.

The older you get the more distant that idea seems, you give up hope sometimes, so it is a miracle it has happened."Mum-of-two Victoria added that.