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‘Bros’ star Luke Macfarlane welcomes baby girl with partner, skier Hig Roberts

  • Luke Macfarlane holding his new child.

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    Luke Macfarlane holding his new child.

  • Luke Macfarlane (left) and Hig Roberts

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    Luke Macfarlane (left) and Hig Roberts

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Luke Macfarlane is celebrating the joys of newfound fatherhood.

The “Bros” star shared the news that he and his partner, champion skier Hig Roberts, are new parents to a daughter named Tess Eleanor Macfarlane, born June 4.

“We started life with some hectic days and received world class care,” the 43-year-old actor posted on Instagram Wednesday. He included photos holding the newborn and an image of Tess holding Roberts’ finger, alongside a short video of the family leaving the hospital on Father’s Day.

Luke Macfarlane holding his new child.
Luke Macfarlane holding his new child.

“Her Dads can’t wait to introduce her to all the remarkable people and the beautiful world we live in,” Macfarlane continued.

MacFarlane, who gained fame on the queer-themed ABC sitcom “Brothers & Sisters,” broke ground last year with the release of “Bros” — regarded as the first gay romantic comedy with an openly LGBTQ+ principal cast produced by a major film studio.

“I remember reading the script and just being totally in awe, because it was saying a lot of things that I found very, very true about my own life, especially these notions of masc presentation,” he told Harper’s Bazaar.

Luke Macfarlane (left) and Hig Roberts
Luke Macfarlane (left) and Hig Roberts

The Canadian-born heartthrob came out as gay in 2008. Roberts, 32, came out in 2020.

It is unclear exactly how long the couple have been together.