Karan Mehra, Nisha Rawal, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Karan Mehra and wife Nisha RawalIANS

Karan Mehra, who is popularly known as Naitik of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, and his wife Nisha Rawal, became parents to a baby boy on Wednesday, June 14. This is the first child for the couple, who have been married for five years.

An elated Karan announced the news on his Instagram page along with a picture of the little feet of his son. "The littlest feet make the biggest footprints in our hearts, this is something that cannot be expressed in just words. We are ready for this new journey with our little blessing that has arrived in the form of a beautiful baby boy," he captioned the photo.

Karan Mehra's wife Nisha Rawal flaunts her baby bump

Earlier this year, the couple had announced the news of their pregnancy on social media, and since then the actress-singer had been flaunting her baby bump on Instagram.

In the past years, there had been several reports of Nisha's pregnancy. In October last year, rumour even had it that the Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actor and Nisha were parents to a one-year-old baby, who they were hiding from the world. Later, Nisha had to issue a statement clearing the air about the fake reports.

Besides the Bigg Boss 10 contestant and Nisha, other popular TV celebrities who recently became parents are:

Deepika Singh, who played the role of Sandhya in Diya Aur Baati Hum, was blessed with a baby boy in May this year. Deepika is married to the show's former director, Rohit Raj Goyal.

Deepika Singh pregnancy photoshoot
Deepika Singh pregnancy photoshootDeepika Singh/Instagram

Naagin 2 actor Karanvir Bohra and wife Teejay Sidhu were blessed with twin daughters in October last year. The couple welcomed their babies after 10 years of marriage.

Karanvir Bohra and Teejay with their toddlers
Karanvir Bohra and Teejay with their kidskaranvirbohra/Instagram

Popular actress Shweta Tiwari delivered her first child with second husband Abhinav Kohli in November last year.

Shweta Tiwari, Shweta Tiwari with her newborn
Shweta Tiwari with her baby boyShweta Tiwari/Instagram

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah lead actress Disha Vakani aka Dayaben is expecting her first child with her chartered accountant husband Mayur Pandya, whom she married in November 2015.