EastEnders star Danny Walters secretly welcomes first child and shares adorable name

Keanu Taylor star Danny Walters has welcomed his first child (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

EastEnders star Danny Walters has announced the birth of his first child with an adorable social media post.

The actor, who played Keanu Taylor in the BBC soap until he was killed off in 2023, took to Instagram with a sweet picture showing him holding hands with his new arrival.

‘One Month With You, Autumn,’ he wrote alongside the post, adding that they welcomed their bundle of joy in March.

Danny received plenty of love from his EastEnders co-stars, who were quick to offer their congratulations.

‘Ah wow! Congrats to you all Danny,’ Diane Parish, who plays Denise Fox, wrote.

Baby Autumn was born in March (Picture: Danny Walters/Instagram) The new parents received a lot of love from Danny’s EastEnders co-stars (Picture: Danny Walters/Instagram)

‘Congrats darling,’ Honey Mitchell star Emma Barton said, while Danny’s on-screen sister Clair Norris added a series of love heart emojis.

Danny’s character Keanu was killed off in dramatic scenes on Christmas Day 2023, following a lengthy whodunnit.

A flashback scene aired in February 2023 which teased the Christmas Day death, with six killers in the frame, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats for months.

Keanu Taylor was killed off in dramatic scenes (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

When Christmas Day came along, fans were in shock as Keanu was stabbed to death by Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), who was defending best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).

In the months that followed, Danny reprised his role as Keanu, this time in ghost form.

Following the murder and subsequent cover-up, Denise Fox struggled to cope, and ended up suffering with psychosis. This led her to see visions of Keanu wherever she went.

The story came to a dramatic end when Nish Panesar took the blame for the murder, leaving all six women in the clear.