12 eye drops from our adolescence that grew up and are proud dads today

Anyone who grew up watching series and soap operas in adolescence and youth probably already had a “crush” for the actors and actresses who embellished our small screens every day. Afterwards, some people change their habits and end up not following the “gossip” about that old crush. When you’ll see, he’s already dated, married and had children — and we didn’t even notice!

Therefore, the incredible.club brought together the actors who were the crush of many people in the 90s and 2000s, and who today have one or more children, but remain the same heartthrobs as ever.

He was successful in 1996 as Dado, a jiu-jitsu fighter in Malhação. He enjoyed the experience so much that he continued training away from the cameras and, years later, became a teacher of this fighting modality. Claudio had his first son, Karl, in 2015 and chose that name because it was the same as his grandfather, who is of Swiss origin. “I’ve done a lot of good things in my life, with a lot of emotions, but being a father … it’s a lot of adrenaline,” he said.

Erik was present in the teen series Malhação and Sandy & Junior before winning roles in the soap operas Mulheres Apaixonadas, Beginning de Novo and Alma Gêmea, one of his biggest successes. He went through a period without acting and decided to move to the USA, where he lives with his wife and children, Daniel and Nathan. In an interview, he said the best thing he can do as a father: “Get in on their wave and not keep taking the child out of childhood and wanting him to do adult things”.

Unlike Erik, Fábio debuted in Sandy & Junior and then went to Malhação, in which Marcelo played. Years later, he is still an actor, but away from the cameras, as he works as a voice actor. He has voiced, for example, the Beast in Beauty and the Beast and Dr. Stranger in the Marvel movies. Who must love this work is his son, Ben, of whom the doting dad always posts pictures surrounded by hero games and the hashtag #BenLegal.

Guilherme joined the cast of Malhação at the time of the famous Vagabanda, alongside Marjorie Estiano and João Velho, remember? To this day, many fans fondly remember that season and share photos with the actor on social media. It is also on social networks that Guilherme, away from the screen since 2014, shares photos of his children Sebastian and Rebecca, fruits of his marriage to Bianca Cardoso.

Iran was the heartthrob of several soap operas in the 2000s, such as Malhação, Kubanacan and A Favorita. After a few years, she came to work in other areas, but her passion for acting continued. The actor even presented the play Five Men and a Secret for five years throughout Brazil. He has many hobbies, but he is more dedicated to taking care of his daughter, Laura. Or, in the words of Iran, “Laurinha, the love of my life”.

A very popular actor, especially when he was in the cast of the soap operas Malhação and Chiquititas, Jônatas disappeared from Brazil. He spent a few years studying and working in Canada. The artist was briefly married to fellow actress Danielle Winits and, with her, had a son, Guy, who is very similar to his father.

Jonathan was even surprised by the number of fans who sought him out after his film debut, with the film Cidade de Deus, even though he had been a theater actor for years. With the success of the feature, he won a program on Globo and became the poster child for an American brand of basketball products. Later, he got other roles in soap operas, such as the Dodô in Da Cor do Pecado. Jonathan’s beautiful daughter is called Morena Clara.

Many have known Junior Lima since he was a little boy, and saw him go from a tomboy to a handsome young man in the 2000s and, finally, a talented family man. After the Nossa História tour with his sister, Sandy, Junior returned determined to rekindle his solo career, started taking singing lessons and scheduled a performance at Criança Esperança in 2022. Speaking of children, his marriage to Monica Benini earned him a couple of children, Otto and Lara, who are rarely photographed.

Kayky’s debut on TV was in 2000 in Chiquititas and, soon after, as a little vampire in O Beijo do Vampiro. After that, he filled our TV with beauty in several soap operas on Globo, like Sete Pecados and Três Irmãs, and, on Record, like O Rico e Lázaro. From the relationship with journalist Tamara Dalcanale, the actor had his first child in December 2021, Kael, who already smiles as much as his dad.

Another actor who played a teenage heartthrob in Malhação, as the character Touro, and from there went to Coração de Estudante and Kubanacan. It wasn’t until 2005 that he landed a lead role in Floribella, on the Band. In 2021, aged 47, Roger lived a dream by carrying his first daughter, Morena, who was born prematurely and spent more than 20 days in the hospital before being discharged. In a post, he confesses: “It’s so hard to leave her and go to work… Can someone teach me?”

Thiago started acting in theater in his childhood and, on TV, he debuted with Confissões de Jovens. Then he did Malhação. After that, he had dozens of roles, including Nando in the world-renowned O Clone. Married to actress Mariana Vaz, he has two beautiful boys, Benjamin, who was born in 2011, and Martin, who arrived in 2020. “My most important role is being a father”, he says. “It’s what puts me in touch with the greatest sense of responsibility.”

Thierry’s career began in 1994, with his role in the telenovela A Viagem. After that, the heartthrob continued to conquer fans in several productions on Globo, SBT and Record. Married to physician Andressa Garcia, the actor has twin daughters, Nina and Rafaela. In a true declaration of love to the girls, he shared: “The world belongs to you, I have faith that it is you, the children who are on this planet, who will fix humanity.”

It’s great to see the young men we watched grow up on television forming families and becoming fathers. Now, we want to know who your famous crush was as a teenager, and if he or she has kids now. Participate in the comments!