BBC Casualty star welcomes first child and shares adorable first pictures

Casualty’s Naomi Chaya Wakszlak has welcomed her first child and revealed the news via adorable pictures shared to Instagram of her and her baby, who was born earlier in April

Casualty star Naomi Chaya Wakszlak has revealed the birth of her first child, sharing adorable pics of the baby. The 27-year-old actress, who plays paramedic Indie Jankowski, took to Instagram to share the snaps of her and her newborn.

Naomi kept the face of her child hidden, but shared two pics of herself with the baby. In her caption, she added that “everything is different” now that her baby had been born. She wrote: “05-04-26. Everything is different and maybe it’s better actually and I can’t wait to tell you everything kid so LISTEN UP!!”

Her Casualty colleagues showered the new mum with love in the comments. Sarah Seggari, who plays Rida Amaan, commented: “The happiest news ever ever ever I’m sooo proud of youuuuuu.”

Fans also shared their joy for Naomi and her partner Dom. One said: “Huge congratulations to you both! How you’re well my love. What beautiful news.” Another added: “Congratulations Naomi. Sending all out love to the three of you.”

A third wrote: “Sending love to all three of you. Welcome to the world little one, your mum + dad are bright lights and so shall you be.” A fourth said: “Fantastic news. Congratulations to you and your growing family!! Woop woop!”

Naomi joined Casualty in December 2024. Her character, Indie, has been involved in lots of drama, including a romance with nurse Cam Mickelthwaite, who is played by Barney Walsh, the son of Bradley Walsh, who reacted to Naomi’s news with two red heart emojis.

Indie joined the paramedic team working for the Holby Ambulance service as a third-year student and fully qualified in 2025. After Naomi was announced as the actress portraying Indie, she said it was a “huge honour to work” on the soap.

Earlier this week, fans were concerned as the medical drama had been off air for a while. It was taken off the BBC schedule for a few weeks in a row due to a mixture of musical specials and sporting events, such as the FA Cup, taking its spot. Last week’s episode was bumped for two separate games – Chelsea vs Port Vale and then Southampton vs Arsenal.

However, Casualty returns to its usual slot this Saturday (11 April), on BBC One. Having first aired in 1986, the drama is the longest running primetime medical drama in the world. It took a hiatus for five months from September 2025 to January 2026, and fans who had been loving the show since it came back were upset by the schedule changes over the past few weeks.

Fans took to X to share their thoughts on the show’s absence, with one saying: “Settled down for Saturday night telly and just realised there is no #Casualty.” Another added: “When the BBC f**** about with Saturday night schedules, why is Casualty always the first, erm casualty?”

Casualty will shortly undergo a change. Towards the end of the year, the show will move to a new fictional hospital in Wales, with various Welsh characters set to be introduced.