Emmerdale star Paula Lane reveals first pic of her newborn baby and shares adorable name

The Ella Forster actress has welcomed her third child
Carena Crawford
By Carena Crawford

Former Emmerdale star Paula Lane has given birth to a baby boy. She revealed his adorable name and a series of pictures on social media.

The Ella Forster actress announced the news on Wednesday January 7 after previously revealing she was due in December 2025.

Coronation Street star Paula Lane gives birth to baby boy

Paula shared the news on Instagram that she and husband Tom Shaw have welcomed another son.

Sharing a series of photos, Paula could be seen swaddling her newborn, with another black-and-white photo showing her dog cuddled up next to a pair on teeny tiny baby boots.

Husband Tom could then be seen holding the baby is a proud father moment while also holding an alcoholic drink in the other arm to celebrate – conveniently named Paddy. Why? Because the couple have chosen to give their baby boy the adorable name of Patrick.

Captioning the post, Paula wrote: “Welcome to the ranch Patrick. We are all completely and utterly in love. So longed for…thank you for completing us.”

Noting the Irish connection, Paula then accompanied this announcement with a series of emojis which included a rainbow and green clover.

Paula has given birth to a little boy (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Paula has given birth to a little boy (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Soap stars rush to congratulate actress on baby announcement

A series of soap stars have now rushed to send their love to Paula and her family following the birth of Patrick.

Laura Norton, who plays Kerry Wyatt in Emmerdale, wrote: “Amazing congrats beautiful.”

Coronation Street actress Melissa Johns also said: “Congratulations lovely one!! Enjoy the wintery snuggles.”

Other followers also beamed with joy and happiness for the actress.

One commented: “Wooo congratulations Paula so happy for you. He’s gorgeous.”

Another shared: “Many congratulations to you all.”

Ella sat in The Woolpack in Emmerdale
Paula played Ella in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)

Paula’s pregnancy announcement

39-year-old Paula revealed she was pregnant with her third child in August. The actress – who also played Kylie Platt in Coronation Street – is already a proud mama to Arthur, born in 2014, and Penny, born in 2016.

The soap star uploaded a photo of a baby scan and two cards to announce her third pregnancy, one that read ‘best big sister’ and one that read ‘best big brother’.

Paula captioned the post: “Some special news to share from us @sirtomshaw. Christmas just got a bit more magical. Our baby boy due December 2025.”

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Paula left Emmerdale last year after just a year on the soap. She had played child-killer Ella Forster, who was run out of town after being framed by John Sugden. She was accused of stalking and drugging Chas Dingle in order to get back for stealing her boyfriend Liam Cavanagh.

However, it was then revealed John was behind it all. Ella has never been apologised to and some fans have demanded she gets justice. 

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