“They’ve watchedBarb and Star. When I say they watch it, I mean they mostly just watch my song,” Dornan, 39, tells PEOPLE in the latest issue. He shares daughters Dulcie, 8, Elva, 5, and Alberta, 2, with his wife of nearly nine years, film composer Amelia Warner.
“That’s what they’re obsessed with. Even the 2-year-old’s obsessed with that and wants to watch that all the time. So that’s on our most watched YouTube playlist, probably,” he adds.
“Their obsession [withTrolls] was so real that I pleaded with Universal to let me be inTrolls World Tour, which I did a small part in,” he says. “So that was very exciting for the kids to have Daddy in that. And just recently I walked in on our 5-year-old trying to explain that to our 2-year-old. She had sort of pausedTrolls World Tourat the point when my character would come in.”
“And she was trying to explain to the 2-year-old that who she was about to see and hear was actually Daddy,” Dornan explains. “But the 2 year old, her mind wasn’t really ready for that sort of information. It was too high concept for her. And then I sat with them whilst my part was on and was like going, ‘That’s Daddy!’ And she just wasn’t getting it. So there’s work to be done there,” he jokes.
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Speaking of the fan and daughter-lovedBarb and Star,Dornan says working on the film opposite Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo was a career highlight and forged real friendships.“It was such a tight group we had on that, we all just made each other laugh so much,” he says. “That is one of my most active text groups with all the gang fromBarb and Star. And I love that. I love what this job gives you and how you have a little family from each job you do. I’ve been lucky like that. I’ve always got on brilliantly with people I’ve worked with and you keep those relationships going on for a long time after.”
He adds: “WithBarb and Star, we’re a very tight family. And I’m going to be trying to convince them to do a sequel pretty heavily.”
Barb and Star Go to Vista del Marisnow streaming,Belfastis playing in select theaters and available to stream; informationhere.
For much more on Jamie Dornan, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLEon newsstands Friday
source: people.com
