Jeremy Allen White may be “Chef” to his fans, but to his daughters, he’s just Dad.
On Tuesday, June 25, The Bear actor, 33, spoke with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of season 3 of the television show, noting that although his daughters are aware of his fan-given nickname, they don’t know how to feel about the love and attention their dad gets out and about.
“It’s confusing and strange, but they know about the show,” White says of fans coming up to him in public and calling him “chef.”
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Although his daughters Ezer, 5, and Dolores, 3, whom he shares with ex-wife Addison Timlin, know about their dad’s work, they “haven’t seen the show” yet.
“Well my oldest, Ezzy, actually she really enjoys the first like two minutes of the pilot episode, which is just me getting scared by a bear and then falling on my butt,” White jokes. “She’ll ask to watch that a lot. But that’s all of the show she’s seen.”
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The actor admits that he doesn’t have a set age in mind for when he’ll allow his girls to see more of the series. “I don’t know if we’re even ready to have that conversation,” he tells the outlet.
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Speaking to PEOPLE after taking home the trophy for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series at the SAG Awards 2023, The Bear star shared that his daughters will be keeping an eye on his award at home.
The proud dad noted that his statuette will live in his “children’s bedroom.”
“They’ve started calling these Daddy’s trophy winner cups and they really like them, so they can hang onto them for me,” he said of his girls.
