Eddie Redmayne's Baby Has Him Wishing for a Special Sleeping Spell — But 'People Suggest Gin'

Eddie Redmaynecould use a little magic as a father of two.

WhenEllen DeGeneresasked theFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldstar, 36, whether his sonLuke Richard, almost 8 months, is sleeping, Redmayne admitted, “Not so much.”

“I’ve been promotingFantastic Beasts, and people keep going, ‘What spell would you dream of doing?’ And I’m like, ‘Literally just a two-hour sleep spell.’ People suggest gin,” the actor said in an episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Showthat airs Tuesday.

“Both,” replied Redmayne, who also shares a 2-year-old daughter,Iris Mary, with his wifeHannah.

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In February, the month before Luke arrived, Redmaynegot candid about sneaking in sleepas a dad.

“We’ve just about got to that stage when we’re beginning to get sleep and remember what that word means,” he said of himself and his wife onLive with Kelly and Ryan. “Getting prepped to go back into the trenches.”

Redmayne previouslydished on his sleep scheduleto DeGeneres back in 2016.

“Before you’re a parent, you hear people talking about [not getting sleep], then suddenly you’re the guy who’s floating in a constant jet lagged [sense] with an IV of caffeine. I’ve become that person,” Redmayne joked onEllen.

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Still, Redmayne said that he did not mind the early wake-ups. “It’s that amazing thing when it’s 3 o’clock in the morning and you go in and you’re gently furious, and then you get a little smile and your heart breaks a bit, and it’s totally worth it,” he said.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldopens Nov. 16.

source: people.com