Share and Follow
In an interview with Esquire, Rupert Grint discussed his new life with his infant daughter, Wednesday. “It’s the worst show to be doing, being a new dad, for sure,” Grint told the publication. Being a first-time dad even awakened something of an identity crisis in Grint. “I don’t know, do I change the way I dress now?” he joked.
Adding stress to Grint’s parental duties was the fact that Wednesday was born at the height of the pre-vaccine COVID-19 pandemic, which meant very little sleep and outside interaction, with no help in caring for their daughter. He struggled with wondering if she was okay at all times. Recalling one moment when Wednesday’s hand turned purple, Grint remarked, “You think the worst, and it’s … I don’t want to go too into detail, but the first night was just terrifying. You can’t sleep at all, just constantly checking that she’s breathing.”
Read Related Also: Quantum Leap Episode 3 Review: Somebody Up There Likes Ben
It seems that sleeping is something he has always struggled with, even before becoming a parent. “I think as a kid, people always said, ‘They died in their sleep,’ so I always thought sleep was a really dangerous, dangerous thing,” he said.
Yet, the scary experience of caring for a newborn translated into his performance on the show. “[It’s] that thing that you’d do anything to get your kid back,” he told Esquire. “[Parenthood] really helped me understand that. I guess I already had some concept of it, obviously, but I think having a kid of your own really nails that down.”
