Actor and director Datuk Afdlin Shauki is embracing fatherhood once again, this time at the age of 53, after his wife fondly known as Datin Marcella, gave birth to their first child together last year.

“About 10 months ago, I welcomed a new child into the world. Alhamdulillah, we are incredibly grateful to be blessed with a daughter,” he said in media reports.

Afdlin, who already has three children from his previous marriage, expressed immense joy over becoming a father again at this stage in life.