Former Emmerdale star Asan N’jie, who was sacked from the long running soap after an altercation with Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas at the 2019 TV Choice awards, is set to become a father for the first time.

The 30-year-old actor, who played Ellis Chapman in the show, took to Instagram to share the happy news his girlfriend Kirsty is expecting a baby boy.

He posted a picture from her baby shower in which she wore a stunning form fitting white dress and cradled her baby bump. He captioned it: “Can’t wait to meet Liccle baby boy.”

He also posted a second image of him resting his head on Kirsty’s legs as she lay in a hospital bed with the caption: “Getting ready for the sleepless nights.”

It is unknown if the child has arrived yet as Kirsty had previously revealed in a post shared to her Instagram that the baby was due sometime in February.

His former co-stars took took to the comments to congratulate him on the news. Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa Woodfield gushed: “Beautiful news! Congratulations to you both.”

Fiona Wade, who starred as Priya Sharma in the soap until 2023 commented: “Ahhh congratulations darling! How exciting! So happy for you!”

Meanwhile April Windsor actress Amelia Flannagan posted: “Congrats Asan so happy for you.”

Asan’s axing came after he was caught on camera threatening to stab Jamie Lomas. In the clip the actor was held back by friends as he shouted at the Hollyoaks star.

Things have been on the up for him recently after he landed a huge new big screen role which sees him working with former James Bond Pierce Brosnan.

Asan will play a character called Tom in Giant – a new boxing biopic following the life of Prince Naseem Hamed and his trainer Brendan Ingle.

Pierce isn’t the only big name in the cast. The leading role is being played by Amir El-Masry whose breakthrough role was opposite Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager and who also had a role in Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.

Asan was spotted shooting the film in Leeds in April last year. No release date has been set for the flick as of yet.