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Robert Pattinson Reveals How Fatherhood Has Changed Him
For Robert Pattinson, playing a father and actually being one are two very different concepts.
The Twilight star—who shares an 18-month-old daughter with fiancée Suki Waterhouse—admitted his approach to parenthood in real life is vastly different from that of his character, Jackson, in his new movie Die My Love.
“My character was pretty incapable of dealing with it,” he exclusively told E! News at the film’s New York City premiere Nov. 1. “I think I just enjoyed working with babies more. There’s something about it. Every time I see a baby now on the street, I’m like, ‘What’s up?’”
While being a dad may not come as naturally to the character of Jackson in the comedy-drama—which hits theaters Nov. 7—for Robert, 39, there was one similarity between himself and his onscreen counterpart.
“I had just become a father when I was shooting,” he explained, “and our baby in the movie is basically the same age for the majority of the movie that my daughter was in real life.”
But in the months after Suki, 33, gave birth, Robert opted to keep his personal and professional lives separate rather than bring his newborn to work with him.
“She didn’t [come on set], because we were only in Calgary,” he noted. “I was going back to LA. It was easier.”
And this isn’t the first time the Batman actor has detailed how being a dad impacted his creative output.
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“In the most unexpected ways, having a baby gives you the biggest trove of energy and inspiration afterward,” he said in an interview with Harper's Bazaar in May. “Ever since [my daughter] was born, it’s reinvigorated the way I approach work.”
Likewise, Suki recently told E! News how she’s integrated her baby girl into her work life.
“My daughter really loves fittings,” she said during New York Fashion Week in September. “When I have something to go to, she wants to come to the fitting.”
“She loves what I like,” Suki added, “so it’s been really, really fun to include her in everything.”
For a look back at Robert and Suki’s road to parenthood, keep scrolling.
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Romance Rumors
Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson first sparked relationship speculation in July 2018, when they were photographed on a PDA-filled date night in London.
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Red Carpet Debut
In Dec. 2022, the private pair made their relationship red carpet official at Dior's fashion show in Egypt...
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The Look of Love
...where they couldn't help but show off their love.
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Met Gala Moment
The Daisy Jones actress and the Twilight alum turned the 2023 Met Gala into a date night on the first Monday in May.
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Camera Ready
The couple attended GO Campaign's 17th annual GO Gala at Citizen News in Hollywood on Oct. 21.
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Movie Night
About two weeks after Suki confirmed her pregnancy, she and Rob went to the Poor Things premiere in New York. And they weren't the only stars there as Taylor Swift was also at the event.
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Strike a Pose
In February 2023, Suki shared rare insight into her relationship with Rob. "I'm always incredibly excited when I see his name pop up [on my phone] or even a text, and I think he feels the same about me," she told The Sunday Times. "We've always got so much to say, and I find him hilarious."
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Supporting Each Other
"Rob definitely isn't getting advice from me about acting," Suki shared with The Sunday Times, "but of course I'll try and get him to help me with an audition before he falls asleep on the sofa."
Baby Joy
The singer introduced the couple's baby on Instagram April 4, writing, "welcome to the world angel."
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Parents' Day Out
The pair made their first official joint appearance since welcoming their daugher Oct. 5, 2024 at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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