Hayden Christensen Says Daughter Briar Rose Was His ‘Lightsaber Training Partner’ Ahead of ‘Obi-Wan’ Return
usmagazine.comSparring partners! While Hayden Christensen has proven handy with a lightsaber, he was decades out of practice before his Obi-Wan Kenobi return before his daughter, Briar Rose, helped him get his skills back into fighting form.“We have a couple lightsabers kicking around the house,” the Little Italy actor, 41, said of the 7-year-old during a Friday, June 24, appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “She was my first lightsaber training partner when I came back to the Obi-Wan show.”Christensen, who reprised his role as Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader on the Disney+ miniseries, revealed that his daughter — whom he shares with ex Rachel Bilson — is aware of one of his biggest roles.“She knows Daddy’s Darth Vader, [but] she’s never seen Daddy as Darth Vader,” the Canada native told host Jimmy Fallon. “I’m still waiting a little bit, you know, until that happens.
I might show her the prequels soon, but still, there’s some scenes we might have to fast forward through.”Christensen and the Hart of Dixie alum, 40, previously welcomed their little girl in October 2014.
While the twosome split three years later, they remained dutiful coparents.“It’s been going pretty well,” Bilson told Us Weekly exclusively in December 2020 of their dynamic. “It’s also nice because you’re stuck in the house [amid the coronavirus pandemic].
So, for her to have another house to go to, I think that’s actually been helpful. So, all in all, it’s been good.”She added: “[Briar’s] really good, though.
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