David Tennant joked he and wife Georgia were worried their eldest son Ty would be ‘rubbish’ at acting when he first began his career.
The actor, 49, spoke about his adopted son in Candis Magazine’s September issue, as he admitted he was delighted to find the 18-year-old, who has starred in Tolkien and War Of The Worlds, was ‘incredibly talented’.
Of his initial concerns, David explained: ‘Acting is a crapshoot anyway, and Georgia and I had this fear when he went into it of, what if we see him in something and he’s rubbish?
Concerns: David Tennant revealed he and wife Georgia were worried son Ty would be ‘rubbish’ at acting when he first started, but were delighted to find he was ‘incredibly talented’
‘Will we be able to tell him? But as it turns out, he’s incredibly talented. Which was a great relief to realise!’
David and Georgia share five children together, Ty, 18, Olive, nine, Wilfred, seven, Doris, five, and their 10-month old daughter Birdie.
The Good Omens star keeps his family life out of the public eye, and whilst he says being a dad is ‘one of the most extraordinary things’ he’s ever experienced, he doesn’t like to open up about his brood.
He added: ‘Our kids are lovely, and I think that being a dad is one of the most extraordinary and life-affirming things that can ever happen to you, as well as being something you have to keep working at if you’re going to be any good at it.’
Doting parents: David said of their concers,’Georgia and I had this fear when he went into it of, what if we see him in something and he’s rubbish? Will we be able to tell him?’
Georgia confirmed the arrival of her fifth child in October with a hilarious Instagram post, as she compared the birth to that of David’s Good Omens co-star Michael Sheen’s daughter Lyra.
The actress became pregnant for the first time as a teenager after a fleeting relationship with a university student, which resulted in the birth to Ty at 17. He was later adopted by David in 2012.
Ty revealed the name of his youngest sibling during an appearance on Lorraine last month, excitedly telling the host he wanted to give a shout-out to his family.
Runs in the family: Ty was adopted by his father in 2012 and has followed in his footsteps, landing acting gigs in War Of The Worlds, Casualty and Tolkien
He said: ‘Hi mum, I love you mummy. Hi dad, Wilfred, Olive, Doris, Birdie… I love you all. Sorry, I’ve always wanted to do that,’ which led Lorraine to agree that he ‘had all the family covered.’
During the interview, Ty also spoke of the moment he met his adopted dad on the set of Doctor Who when he was just five years old.
The budding actor spoke of his close bond with the sci-fi superstar whom he calls his father, and why he would love to be the third Doctor in the family.
Family ties: David and Georgia have five children called Ty, 18, Olive, nine, Wilfred, seven, Doris, five, and also a child named Birdie who was born in October
David met Ty’s mum when she had a guest role in the 2008 episode The Doctor’s Daughter – and it was then when Ty met his TV hero.
‘It was great, I was five when I first met my dad, my mum was working on Doctor Who at the time,’ Ty said.
‘I watched him on TV as the hero, and it was crazy how much your life can change.’
Sweet: Georgia became pregnant as a teenager after a fleeting relationship with a university student, which resulted in the birth to Ty at 17. He was later adopted by David in 2012