Former EastEnders star Tony Discipline becomes a father

Former EastEnders star Tony Discipline, who played Tyler Moon on the BBC soap, has welcomed his first baby.

The actor, who left the soap in 2013 and now works as a firefighter for London Fire Brigade, announced the news on Instagram last week (November 10).

Sharing some snaps of himself and the little bundle with his followers, Tony wrote: "Welcome to the world my beautiful daughter."

He also revealed the name of the child – Penelope Charlotte Rose Discipline – and added: "It's all for you now baby girl."

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Many of Tony's fans and former colleagues flooded his comments with messages of congratulations and well wishes.

Tony's on-screen brother Matt Lapinskas, who played Anthony Moon, wrote: "My guy congratulations to you all."

EastEnders' Amar Adatia (Jags Panesar) also wrote, "Congrats bro buzzing for ya x," while Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) commented, "Congratulations Tony!!" and Hollyoaks' Fabrizio Santino (Ziggy Roscoe) added, "Congratulations bro."

Some reality TV stars also appeared in the comments, including MAFS's Amy Christophers, The X Factor's Tracy Leanne and Britain's Got Talent's Paul Manners.

Tony's mother Wendy also commented on the post, writing: "My beautiful Granddaughter."

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The 32-year-old covered the face of his baby in the pictures to protect her privacy and did not disclose who the mother of the kid was.

The star was last known to be in a relationship with midwife girlfriend Becky Mulvaney. The two got together in 2015, but she hasn’t appeared on his socials since 2019.

Before that, Tony dated his EastEnders costar Jaqueline Jossa for 18 months between 2011 and 2012.

In an interview with ED! in February, Tony admitted that his firefighter charms had not helped him find love, adding: "I’m single at the moment. Obviously, with lockdown, it's not the best time to meet anyone."

EastEnders airs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on BBC One.