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Erin Darke and Daniel Radcliffe attend a screening of The Lost City at the Whitby Hotel on March 14, 2022 in New York City.

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Daniel Radcliffeis having a magical time being a father.

“A lot’s changed since you were last here. You’re a dad,“Hoda Kotb, 59, says to Radcliffe.

“Yeah,” Radcliffe responds with a smile.

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“Congratulations! How’s fatherhood?“Jenna Bush Hager, 41, asks.

“It’s awesome. I think I’ve been, really, I think a lot of people said, ‘Just get through the first six months after then after that it gets better.’ But I’ve kind of really enjoyed the first six months,” Radcliffe admits.

“Is it what you imagined?” Kotb asks.

“I don’t know what I imagined, honestly. But it’s great. He’s incredible and I’m just in awe of my partner,” the actor says.

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Daniel Radcliffe; Erin Darke

At the premiere of his playMerrily We Roll Alongon Broadway, Radcliffe spoke toE! News,revealing that parenthoodis 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.”

source: people.com