Daniel Radcliffe gives rare update on life as a dad with his new baby

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20 Jul 2023, 09:58

Daniel Radcliffe has talked proudly about his baby boy in a new interview.

His name hasn't been shared publicly, but Daniel has raved about fatherhood after welcoming his first child with Erin Darke back in April.

The news was confirmed at the time in a statement, saying: "We can confirm that Erin Darke and Daniel Radcliffe have welcomed their first child."

The Harry Potter star has now shared an update about his "very cute" son.

“He's very cute. We've moved into a less screaming phase and he's now giving us little smiles and giggling," he said, in a phrase we're sure many parents can relate to.

He also said that fatherood has been "crazy" and the "best thing" he's ever done.

He continued: "It's been a crazy few months, as anyone who's been through parenthood would attest.

"But it's also the literal best thing that's ever happened, so it's great. I feel very lucky to be able to have this time with him. It's awesome."

“He's smiling and that's all I need, like, that's awesome. Some people have to wait a lot longer for that, so I'm really happy with that."

He praised Erin: "Watching my girlfriend become a mom is really the most incredible, beautiful thing to be witness to. So, it's great. It's a crazy thing, but it's also really beautiful."

Daniel told Newsweek last year about careers he would like his kids to have.

"I want my kids - if and when they exist - I would love them to be around film sets," he said.

And with two actor parents it seems that film sets could very well be a feature in the little ones future.

Erin also revealed how the pair met, and they can't wait to tell their son: "It'll be a hell of a story to tell our kids one day because of what our characters do with each other.

"Our characters are meeting and flirting with each other, so there is this kind of sweet record of us just meeting for the first time and flirting."