Eddie Murphy is having quite the year for newcomers.
The comedy legend revealed he welcomed not one but two grandchildren in the space of a fortnight, a grandson and a granddaughter, and he couldn’t be happier about it.
Talk to Entertainment tonight At the American Film Institute awards ceremony on Saturday, April 18, Murphy, 65, shared the news with his trademark warmth.
“I just had my first grandson two months ago,” he said, referring to the baby boy born to daughter Bria, 36, and her husband Michael Xavier, who married in July 2022.
Bria offered a glimpse into her pregnancy at the November premiere of her father’s documentary Being Eddie.
He also confirmed the birth of his third granddaughter, just two weeks ago, to his son Eric and Jasmin Lawrence, daughter of comedian Martin Lawrence.
The couple married last May and announced they were expecting their baby in February. Murphy revealed the baby girl’s name to E! News: Ari Skye.
“So this is all happening,” Murphy said, smiling. “I feel like it’s raining blessings on me. It’s raining blessings.”
When asked if he dispensed parental wisdom to newcomers, Murphy was blunt.
“Oh, you don’t give advice like that. You know, your kids don’t follow your advice. Your kids follow the example that you set. They watch you. The things that you say, they don’t even pay for that, it doesn’t matter. They watch and see what you do. So, I don’t give a lot of advice.”
Murphy is the father of ten children from multiple relationships, including sons Eric, 36, Christian, 35, Myles, 33, and Max, 7, and daughters Bria, Shayne, 31, Zola, 26, Bella, 24, Angel, 19, and Izzy, 9.
