New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

MR BEAN’S BABY FOCUS

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Comedy legend Rowan Atkinson will have his work cut out for him with his latest big role! The Mr Bean star is taking a year off acting to look after his baby daughter Isla.

Being a stay-at-home dad will give Rowan’s girlfriend, actress Louise Ford, the chance to focus on her career, which has skyrockete­d since she played the Duchess of Cambridge in royal spoof The Windsors.

Although still in high demand – he appeared in Johnny English Strikes Again last year – Rowan told friends that he’s proud of Louise’s work and wants to support her. “I am going to take care of Baby Bean while Louise has the chance to concentrat­e on acting.”

The star is reportedly worth around $130 million, so he won’t be too worried about making ends meet during his time away from paid work.

Rowan (64) met Louise (35) when they appeared together in the play Quartermai­ne’s Terms in 2013. His ex-wife Sunetra Sastry (62),

who is mother of his two children Benjamin (26) and Lily (24), filed for divorce in 2014.

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