“Harry Potter” Star Afshan Azad-Kazi Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Husband Nabil Kazi: 'Beyond Blessed'

The actress, who played Padmil Patil in the franchise, is already mom to daughter Kyra, 3

Afshan Azad-Kazi is a mom of two!

The actress, best known for playing Padma Patil in the Harry Potter franchise, welcomed her second baby with husband Nabil Kazi on Thursday, Aug. 8.

Azad-Kazi, 35, shared her exciting news on Instagram, posting a photo of her baby girl dressed in a white onesie with lemons embroidered on it. "By the Grace of God, on the 08.08, our perfect baby girl came into this world and completed our little family. 💗 Sub’han’Allah 🤲🏾🥰," Azad-Kazi wrote.

"I feel beyond blessed to give my Kyra a little sister and a best friend for life - something I could’ve only dreamt of. 🥹 (Kyra looks like such a big girl now 😭) I was clearly destined to be a girl mom forever 💘🤘🏾."

"I’ll be taking some well needed time off to rest and recover and soak up every single newborn baby deliciousness with my family as a MOM OF TWO 🥹😭😩😮‍💨 Thank you for all the well wishes and love. 🥰🩷," she ended her caption.

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Azad-Kazi initially announced that she was expecting her second baby with Kazi on Instagram in April, posting a photo of her 3-year-old daughter Kyra placing her hands on her baby bump.

"An extra special Mother’s Day this year to celebrate our growing family. 🥰🩷🤰👶🏽👨‍👩‍👧," wrote Azad-Kazi, who revealed the news on March 10, which is Mother's Day in the U.K. "Keep me and my family in your prayers. Allah Humma Barik. 🤲🏾."

In 2021, Azad-Kazi announced that she was expecting her first baby with her husband, sharing a picture of herself cradling her baby bump on her Instagram in honor of Mother's Day.

"The secrets out everyone - I'm going to be a mummy!!! 😭🥰," Azad-Kazi captioned the shot. "Thanking Allah SWT for gifting us our biggest blessing yet 🤲🏽✨."

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"Both our hearts are filled with love, excitement and nerves!" she continued. "Not long to go, please keep us all in your prayers."

Azad-Kazi made her Harry Potter debut in 2005 and appeared in five of the franchise's films. She married Kazi in 2018 and had two wedding ceremonies.

One of her ceremonies was at the Symphony Hall Birmingham and was attended by several of her castmates, including Wright and Katie Leung.

"Married and moved out of Manchester to start my new life," she wrote on her Instagram at the time. "Thank you to my incredible family and friends, without you I'm nothing. Best wedding ever, even if I do say so myself! Keep us in your prayers. ❤️👰🏻🤵🏻 #KazadWedding #RoyalWedding."

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