NEW YORK – Robert Pattinson’s latest role couldn’t be further from himself.
In “Die My Love” (in theaters Nov. 7), the “High Life” star plays a young dad named Jackson who has no idea how to support his writer girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Lawrence), after she gives birth. But in real life, Pattinson, 39, lights up when he speaks about his partner, singer/actress Suki Waterhouse, 33, with whom he welcomed his first child early last year.
Becoming a parent, “it’s funny, you have absolutely no clue how to even prepare,” Pattinson told USA TODAY during a recent sit-down conversation with Lawrence. “I mean, I was literally preparing for a baby as if I was trying to plan a vacation (laughs). I was like, ‘I just want it to be as seamless as possible!’ That’s the only way I could understand it; it’s just impossible. But that was literally my only conception of how to be helpful, like, ‘We’re going to get a really nice parking lot situation at the hospital!’ ”
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After Waterhouse gave birth to their daughter in March 2024, Pattinson says he aimed to be supportive by “listening” and “not being judgy.”
