Kieran Culkin expecting third child after he exposed strange promise wife made
Kieran Culkin seems to have announced that he is expecting a third child after making it very clear that he wanted another one.
The actor, best known for playing Roman Roy in the hit TV show Succession, already has two children with his wife Jazz Charton, a six-year-old daughter named Kinsey Soux, and a four-year-old son named Wilder Wolf.
But when Culkin won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the HBO series back in 2024, he publicly revealed that he hoped to have four children.
While no official announcement was made, Culkin appeared with his British wife at the opening night of the Broadway revival of Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in New York last night.
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And as the pair posed for pictures, Culkin stood with his hand on his wife's stomach.
Culkin's dreams may have come true after all, claiming at last year's Emmys that he wanted another child: “A couple of months ago, I’d been asking for a while, and my wife, Jazz, said, ‘Maybe if you win the Emmy,’” he claimed.
But after winning a Golden Globe for the same role, the American actor was quick to remind her of what she said, as he went on: "So she spent the whole week being nervous, and instead of talking to her in private like a human, I just blasted her onstage, which was very rude. Anyway, that’s the whole story. The end."
Speaking on stage at the time, he said: “My beautiful wife, Jazz, thank you for sharing your life with me and giving me two amazing kids, Kinsey Sioux and Wilder Wolf, I love you so many and so much.
“And Jazz: I want more. You said maybe if I win.”
In March this year, the actor took home the Best Supporting Actor gong at the Oscars for his role in A Real Pain, and brought the topic of children up again, though in a sweet story honouring his wife.
“About a year ago, I was on a stage like this, and I very stupidly, publicly said that I wanted a third kid from her because she said if I won the award, she would give me the kid,” he recalled.
“Turns out she said that because she didn’t think I was going to win.”
Apparently, Charton told Culkin after the Emmys that she may 'owe' him a third child, to which he cheekily replied that he wanted four, something she said would only happen if he won an Oscar.
Speaking on stage, Culkin said: “She turned to me, I swear to God this happened, and she said, I will give you four when you win an Oscar.
“I’m really sorry I did this again, and let’s get cracking on the kids, what do you say? I love you,” he said to Charton.
Topics: Kieran Culkin, Oscars, Celebrity
Joshua Nair