“Naturally, I was very keen to see my daughter as soon as possible, even if it could only be for a short time, so in the end, I took a risk and visited the day after the birth,” he added.

Hugh later admitted to the same publication: “I like my daughter very much. Fantastic. Has she changed my life? I’m not sure. Not yet. Not massively, no. But I’m absolutely thrilled to have had her, I really am. And I feel a better person.”

Since then, Hugh has only shared occasional insight into his life as a father.

Speaking to Radio Times in 2020, the star said of his parenting style: “Stylistically, I’m probably more like my mother than my father. As children, she was quite silly with us, with lots of silly voices. I do that with my children, but I’m not sure they enjoy it. They roll their eyes half the time.”

“Anyone with young children would probably agree that it’s simultaneously the worst time in your life and the best,” he said elsewhere in the interview. “On a day-to-day basis, as you tread on another broken toy with a hangover, it’s just awful. But when you look back at the photographs on your iPhone, you realize: ‘Oh, I have been extremely happy. This is very nice.’”