Daniel Radcliffe at the opening night of Broadway’sMerrily We Roll Alongin New York City on Oct. 8, 2023.Photo:Bruce Glikas/WireImage
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Daniel Radcliffeis loving fatherhood!
On Monday, the 34-year-oldHarry Potteralum opened up about parenting life as of late sincewelcoming his sonwith girlfriendErin Darkein the spring.
Speaking toE! Newson Sunday amid the opening night of his showMerrily We Roll AlongonBroadway,Radcliffe revealed that parenthood is both “terrifying” and “awesome.”
“He’s great, it’s amazing,” Radcliffe said. “There’s a short answer and a long answer to that. And the short answer is it’s awesome and he’s the best thing that’s ever happened.”
He added, “It’s frankly terrifying to have a human being in the world that I care this much about.”
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Erin Darke and Daniel Radcliffe in New York City on March 14, 2022.Arturo Holmes/WireImage
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The actor went on to explain that everything his son ends up doing will affect how Radcliffe feels “about my [own] life for the rest of my life. So, you know, that’s intimidating.”
He also told E! Newsthat he and his son have no correlation in their snoozing habits. “The lessIsleep, the more I sleep at night,” Radcliffe said. “But the less [babies] sleep, the less they sleep! And the more they sleep, the better they sleep!”
“It makes no sense, but it is apparently how they work,” the new dad added.
Radcliffe joked that despite there being a “creature” with the ability to “give you the worst night of your life,” he forgets it all in the morning when “they turn around and smile and you’re like, ‘I don’t care about any of the things you just did.’ That’s pretty cool.”
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“It’s great. It’s crazy and intense, but he’s wonderful and Erin is amazing — it’s a real privilege also to have this time with him,” Radcliffe told the outlet. “I was always going to take some time off, which not everyone is able to do, and so I’m able to kind of just be here with him a lot, which is lovely.”
In July,SAG-AFTRA went on strikeafter failed contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). However, negotiations will be continued on Wednesday, according toDeadline.
source: people.com
