David Muir is breaking the news on how he feels about being a “daddy.”
In response to social media users bestowing the looks-affirming title upon the World News Tonight host—and even creating a blog called Gimme Gimme Muir to lean into it—the 51-year-old shared his reaction to the hilarious trend.
“People will forward TikTok videos, but only because they are laughing out loud at them and making fun of me and saying, ‘When did you become Daddy?’” David told People in an interview published May 30. “So I don’t know whether that happens when you hit 50 or what, but I’ll take it as a compliment, I think.”
Through laughter, he added, “Maybe it’s lost on me, but I guess Daddy’s better than the alternative.”
But what makes the journalist chuckle even more is the truth that he doesn’t necessarily love dressing the part of news anchor.
“Anyone who works with me knows that I am so uncomfortable even having to put on the tux,” David continued. “So the fact that I survive those events is still a surprise to me without looking like a total nerd.”
