Riverdale star KJ Apa becomes father to baby boy

Riverdale star KJ Apa and his girlfriend, Clara Berry welcomed the birth of their baby boy.

Berry took to Instagram recently to introduce the world to her newborn son. In the photo, the baby’s hand is wrapped around (what is presumed to be) Berry’s finger.

The baby’s name is Sasha Vai Keneti Apa. It is a meaningful name because KJ actually stands for Keneti James, reported Buzzfeed.

Berry shared that her son was born on Sept 23.

“He is a perfect perfection,” she wrote. “I am the luckiest to have now two men of my life, filling my heart with this cosmic gigantic vast love.”

Last February, Apa confirmed that both he and Berry were dating in a now-deleted Instagram post. Since then, the couple has been pretty lovey-dovey on social media. The actor shared some nude photos of Berry during a vacation in Aug 2020. In May, Berry announced the pregnancy with some photos proudly showing her baby bump.

Now that the baby has arrived, fans of Apa and his co-stars are pouring in the love and congratulations.

Born on Jun 17, 1997, Keneti James Fitzgerald ‘KJ’ Apa is a New Zealand actor, singer, and musician. He began acting playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand primetime soap opera Shortland Street from 2013 to 2015. In 2017.

Apa was cast in the lead role of Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale. In the film, Apa has starred in A Dog’s Purpose (2017), The Hate U Give (2018), and I Still Believe (2020).

KJ Apa was born at Waitakere Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of Tupa’i and Tessa Apa (née Callander). His father is Samoan and a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa; his mother is a European New Zealander.

He has two older sisters and is the nephew of former rugby union player and coach Michael Jones. He attended high school at King’s College in Auckland before beginning his acting career. /TISG