Giancarlo Esposito is disclosing his experiences as a single father to his four daughters.
The actor, who is 65 years old, went on The Jennifer Hudson Show on April 23 and talked to Jennifer Hudson, 42, about how he raised his four girls by himself: Shayne, 27, Kale Lyn, 26, Ruby, and Syr Lucia, 23. His ex-wife Joy McManigal shares his kids with him.
Joy McManigal’s divorce from actor Giancarlo Esposito occurred in 2015 after a marriage that lasted over two decades, beginning in 1995. The couple decided to part ways, reportedly because Joy wanted to live on her terms, although neither has publicly discussed the specifics of their separation. They share four daughters despite the divorce, Esposito has emphasized the importance of co-parenting and maintaining a strong relationship with their children.
“I would say I’m a single dad but I’m not, because they have a great Mama Joy,” said Esposito. “And she has shown up for them and has been the one, in so many ways, we’ve raised them together.”
“But I say she’s put in the time because you know what we do. And then when I finally woke up and wanted to have a sincere relationship, which I’ve always had with my daughters, I realized I was still looking at them as if they were 3, 4, 5, years old.”
Esposito says that this meant he had to understand who his daughters were.
“And I started to listen to who they are and I would always tell them, ask for what you want in life. And then I realized they’re asking me to be present for them.”
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“So I have a great relationship with my four daughters. I always have but now it’s deepening because I’m not afraid to show them who I am. And who I have been in my life,” he continues.
“Sometimes we shield our children from who we’ve been. And when my daughter said to me, ‘Papa, I didn’t know that about you. I didn’t know that.’ And I went, ‘Oops,’ ” Esposito jokes.
“But you know, that’s real. We change as human beings from day to day and from year to year and hopefully, we grow. And if we have shame surrounding any part of who we have been and don’t want to talk about it, then that’s a little bit of a problem because you are still wearing a mask and still hiding.”
