Father’s Day is only two weeks away and what better way to celebrate than to show our appreciation for 10 adorable celeb dads?
Text: Anvita Gupta/The Singapore Women’s Weekly/ June 2016 Issue
Additional Reporting: Atika Lim
No matter where or how strenuous the shoot, the The Martian star ensures he follows the “two week rule” the family has come up with.
This means Matt is never away for more than a couple of days and when he returns, he dives deep into his role as father to Isabella, Gia, Stella and step daughter Alexia.
His latest project – teaching his oldest Alexia how to drive.
The dapper superstar soccer player is known as a family man who loves spending time with his four children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper. As a parent he’s quite the cool cat, not spending time worrying, but instead finding ways to enjoy and take each day as it comes.
His stance on dating: “Obviously for mums I think it’s slightly more difficult with the boys, but obviously once Harper starts, I don’t even want to think about that at the moment.”
The Wolverine star takes his roles as a father and actor very seriously. And it appears that at home, he combines the two.
As a child Hugh used to perform as a magician before his family and friends. A wife and two kids (Oscar and Ava) later, that tradition is alive and thriving, and he’s stepped it up with his masterful impersonations.
His kids have been enthralled over the years by his made-up bedtime stories, and the kids’ favourite is his Gordon Ramsay type chef imitation who
constantly loses his temper. Talk about a “houseful” show.
All set to become papa to his fifth child in August, Jamie Oliver already has his plateful with kids Poppy, Buddy, Daisy and Petal.
The chef admits that his only goal with his children is to spend as much time as his empire admits. Having been dyslexic himself, Jamie loves conjuring stories and fairytales with his children as a creative replacement to reading storybooks.
Quite easily the coolest president in the world, President Obama has been very vocal of his unconditional love and support of his two graceful daughters – Malia and Sasha.
Despite running the world’s most powerful nation, he makes it a point to take time out of his hectic schedule and attend their parent teacher conference, ballet recitals and soccer games. Like any well-intentioned dad, he too “teeters at the edge of being embarrassing sometimes”. But his daughters still feel comfortable enough to have heartfelt conversations with him.
The hunky dad has three adorable kids – daughter India and twin sons Tristan and Sasha. Being the outdoorsy beach dude that he is, his parenting style is nothing short of fun.
When asked of his idea on bonding with his children, he says, “I roll around the floor with them and on the trampoline, especially, because they can just bounce and fall over and no one gets hurt”.
Before he became a father, Adrian thought acting was his true calling. But upon having his two sons Zack and Xander, he realised that fatherhood was something that defines him more than an actor.
Unlike his wonder years of having typical Asian parents, Adrian is more receptive and encouraging of his kids’ choices and decisions.
Unlike his own father who was rarely present when he was growing up, Ben is more than involved in the upbringing of his children – Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.
He takes them to museums, participates in tea parties with his daughters and is a goofball with his son (who apparently is a destructive monster who runs into walls).
Even after the divorce, he’s still a very hands on father making himself available for the littlest of things in their lives.
As a father, he’s very outspoken about the personalities of his six kids – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne.
He gushes about how witty, bold and personable they are. And since four of their kids are adopted from different countries around the world, he takes immense pride in immersing the children in their roots. That’s one dad who’s certainly involved in the upbringing of his children.
He’s always gushing about daughter Everly on Instagram and leaving sweet dedicated messages for his wife, Jenna.
Besides being multi-talented, the actor also helps Jenna with household chores and helps her take off her nail polish whenever she’s too tired, as seen on her Snapchat.