Jamie Foxx is preparing to become a father for the third time, and he’s being honest about how mixed his emotions were when he first found out. As previously reported, the Oscar winner, who is 58, is expecting his first child with girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp, 31, and admitted he wasn’t immediately sold on the idea of starting over with diapers and sleepless nights at his age.
“Being my age, I was a little on the fence, being 58,” Jamie Foxx said in an interview with E!. It’s an understandable reaction, but according to Foxx, an unexpected run-in with a fellow Hollywood veteran helped shift his perspective entirely.
Foxx explained that he ran into his Any Given Sunday co-star Al Pacino, who greeted him with a knowing comment. “Ah, Jamie, good to see ya. I was worried about you!” Pacino reportedly told him. According to Entertainment Weekly, when Foxx asked what he meant, Pacino revealed he was expecting a baby of his own, prompting Foxx to jokingly ask if Pacino, now 86, was headed “back in the drop-off line.” Pacino’s response, simply confirming that he was in fact heading back into that world, gave Foxx some much-needed reassurance.
You may recall that Pacino welcomed his fourth child, Roman, back in June 2023 at 83 years old with then-girlfriend Noor Alfallah, who was 29 at the time. Hearing that someone nearly three decades older than him was navigating new fatherhood helped put things in perspective for Foxx, who summed up his reaction simply: “I said, ‘Oh man, shoot, I’m good.’”
Jamie Foxx’s Daughters Are Thrilled About The News
Foxx is already a dad to 32-year-old Corinne and 17-year-old Anelise. According to Complex, Corinne has been vocal about her excitement over becoming a big sister for the third time, telling Extra TV, “Yes, I’m gonna be a sibling times three now. I’m very excited for him. He’s the best dad in the world, and so he is going to thrive and excel.”
Corinne has worked closely alongside her father for years as co-host of their FOX game show “Beat Shazam,” and Jamie has been openly proud of how her role has grown over time. “She runs my whole company,” he said. “She runs the whole production company. Break the glass ceiling! Next stop: president!”
Foxx’s excitement about expanding his family comes after a genuinely frightening chapter for the family. As BOSSIP reported, back in April 2023, Foxx suffered a brain bleed that led to a stroke while working on “Back in Action,” leaving him unconscious for 20 days. He’s credited his daughters with helping pull him through that recovery, saying, “My daughter made sure I got back. And so now, seeing that I have a new life, and I have my daughters embrace it — that’s all that matters.”
Foxx may have also accidentally revealed a detail about the baby’s gender during a separate interview, referring to the child as “he” while discussing the possibility of teaching his newest child tennis someday.
We wish Jamie and Alyce the best in this new chapter!
