Claire Danes Says Son Rowan, 4, Is 'Categorically Opposed' to Her Pregnancy: 'Less Than Thrilled'

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After PEOPLE confirmed this month that she and husbandHugh Dancyareexpecting their third child, the Golden Globe winner, 43, revealed the “less than thrilled” reactions their two sons had to the pregnancy news during a Friday appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

She noted that her oldest, 10-year-oldCyrus, “was sort of resigned to it. I mean, the worst has already happened. His name isRowan,” Danes added with a laugh, referring to her 4-year-old second son.

“But Rowan has more to lose, he has more at stake,” she then related. “He was categorically opposed to the idea.”

“So no, he was less than thrilled,” concluded Danes.

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“That was interesting to him, he liked the idea of being sort of a condescending presence,” she said. “So now he’s a little more optimistic.”

“This one was a surprise,” she admitted. “This pregnancy happenedtome … But we’re thrilled.”

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AfterFallon, 48, noted that Danes has been on his show every time she’s been pregnant, she joked: “It makes me afraid to be booked basically.”

source: people.com