Harry Hill: third child was best decision ever
Harry Hill, who has three children, told the podcast that having his third child — despite initial reluctance — was the best decision he ever made.
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Harry Hill: A Message From His Wife and the Comedy Widow
At 10:25 · chapter starts 9:20
The conversation shifts to the real substance of Harry Hill's experience as a parent. He announces he has a message from his wife, who wanted it known that any wife of a comedian knows who does the real parenting — it is categorically not the comedian. [1] — Harry Hill "Harry Hill's wife sent a message to the Parenting Hell boys: any wife of a comedian knows who actually does the parenting, and it isn't the…" 09:08 The delivery is perfectly timed and lands as one of the episode's sharpest moments. Rob Beckett responds with genuine warmth, recommending his own wife Lou Beckett's book on being the default parent — The Default Parent — as essential reading. Harry then reflects on his own approach: he has set an imaginary line at age 21, beyond which he considers active parenting to have concluded. In practice, all three of his adult children — aged 28, 27, and 21 — live nearby and his wife regularly has to field the question of whether one of them is coming around again tonight.
Harry Hill's kids: 28, 27, and 21
Harry Hill revealed his three children are now 28, 27, and 21 years old, meaning his active parenting days are largely behind him.
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