Aaron Taylor-Johnson knew he 'was going to be a young father' even before he met wife Sam Taylor-Johnson
The "Kraven the Hunter" actor opened up about fatherhood and his relationship with director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a new cover story for Esquire.
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- Aaron Taylor-Johnson spoke about his relationship with Sam Taylor-Johnson in a cover story for Esquire.
- The actor said that he knew he "was going to be a young father" prior to meeting the director.
- Aaron and Sam share two daughters, in addition to her two kids from a previous marriage.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson said he always wanted to be a young dad, long before meeting his wife Sam Taylor-Johnson.
"I was going to have a big family," Taylor-Johnson said in a cover story for Esquire, released Monday. "I knew I was going to be a young father. I knew I was going to have many kids."
Aaron, 33, and Sam, 56, met through "Nowhere Boy," a biopic that chronicled John Lennon's life before the Beatles' fame. Aaron starred as Lennon and Sam directed the movie. According to Esquire, the actor was 18 at the time of his audition and the filmmaker was 41.
The "Kick-Ass" star proposed to Sam one year after they met and the engagement was announced by the couple at the UK premiere of "Nowhere Boy" in 2009.
"I knew instantly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this person," Aaron told The Telegraph UK in 2019. "I knew I wanted a family with her, I knew I wanted kids, and a month later she was pregnant with our first child."
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Sam was already a mom to two daughters, named Anjelica and Phoenix, whom she previously welcomed with her first husband, art dealer Jay Joplin.
Aaron and Sam welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Wylda Rae, in July 2010. The director was 43 and the actor was 20 at the time.
Their second child, daughter Romy Hero, was born in January 2012. The couple got married five months later and changed their last name to Taylor-Johnson.
To celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in June 2022, the pair renewed their vows.
Throughout their relationship, the stars have collaborated on various projects, from the 2018 film "A Million Little Pieces" to Rhye's music video for "Black Rain," directed by Sam and starring Aaron.
In his interview with Esquire, Aaron said that he and Sam are "great at collaborating."
"But that's not why I fell in love with her," he added.
The "Kraven the Hunter" also gushed about his and Sam's life in the English countryside with their kids, and said that he turned down big roles because he wanted to spend time with his daughters.
Despite discussing aspects of fatherhood, Aaron refrained from speaking in greater detail about his personal life.
"I've got really nothing to hide, and I'm secure in what we have," Aaron said. "But I'm not going to unlock things that are actually precious to me."