Bryan Brown became a grandfather for the first time in 2019.
And in a candid confession, the Australian actor, 74, admits he was nervous about taking on the big responsibility.
“I was a little worried about this grandfather thing,” he told Woman’s Day magazine in an interview published Monday.
Bryan Brown (pictured) has admitted he was nervous about becoming a grandparent. “I was a little worried about this grandfather thing,” he told Woman’s Day magazine in an interview published Monday
“Everyone said, ‘You’re going to love it and all.’ And I said, ‘Well, let me clear that up.’
The cocktail star said it wasn’t until his first grandson, Zan, finally “came along” and his entire mindset changed.
“Just like everyone else, I went Goo Goo and grabbed him and wanted to be with him the whole time,” he added. ,So life is!’
Bryan’s grandson Zan is the son of his second eldest daughter Matilda, 35.
“Everybody said, ‘You’re going to love it and all.’ And I said, ‘Well, let me get that straight,'” he said. Bryan can’t get enough of his grandson now and wants to be with him “all the time.” Pictured with daughter Matilda Brown
Matilda, an actress, writer and director, also shares younger daughter Anouk, whom she welcomed with husband Scott Gooding in 2021.
After Zan’s birth, Matilda was open about her journey through motherhood and documented her experiences with her family on social media.
“What was life before Zan? I can’t even remember. I never want to go back either,” she wrote in a 2019 post.
Matilda shares two children with husband Scott Gooding. Pictured with Matilda and Scott and one of their children
That same year, she also spoke about her father Bryan’s involvement in the birth of their son.
“The night I went into labor, Dad was supposed to take my mom to the hospital (mom was my doula) and then wait in the waiting room,” she recalled.
“But he ended up coming into the room and staying throughout the birth. When I pushed Zan out at the end, my dad stroked my head and my mom cheered me on, cried and said, “C’mon Til, he’s so close!”
Bryan’s grandson, Zan, is the son of his second daughter, Matilda
Her post ended by saying, “Pretty special to have allowed both of my parents to be with me through such a monumental time in my life.”
Bryan married his wife Rachel Ward in 1983, meaning the couple will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary next year.
The couple met on the set of the TV miniseries The Thorn Birds in 1982, where Bryan courted his co-star with a palm reading.
Bryan married Rachel Ward (right) in 1983 after meeting on the set of The Thorn Birds in 1982
“So one day we were sitting around waiting for a take and I said, ‘Look at your hand’ … She gave me her hand and there were three lines and I said, ‘You’re going to have three kids,'” he said last year on “A Current Affair”.
“Well I was right, they were my children.”
Bryan and Rachel had three children together: Rosie, 38, Matilda and Joe, 30.
The star is still heavily involved in his acting career and is currently filming his next project Darby And Joan with his Australian actress and girlfriend Greta Scacchi, 62.
Bryan and Rachel had three children together: Rosie, 38, Matilda and Joe, 30