Why Henry Golding “Can’t Wait” for the Crazy Rich Asians Sequel

Henry, who plays a “very suave and fairly sexy” suitor of Dakota’s Anne Elliot in the upcoming flick, added about his co-star, “She just blows everyone away.”

For now, Henry is enjoying fatherhood. In addition to traveling the world with his baby girl, the British-Malaysian actor is looking forward to teaching her how to take “pride in her heritage and understanding the value of each culture, but also not being kind of tied down or categorized as such.”

“I think she can be her own person,” he continued. “I don’t think she should be constrained to the idea of her heritage in a way as well, because she’s just so much: She’s British, Malaysian, Taiwanese, Italian.”

And Lyla seems to already be a lover of luxury goods! According to Henry, his daughter, who will celebrate her first birthday on March 31, “loves my David Yurman bracelet. It’s the one thing that she’s always kind of playing with, which is super sweet.”

With a little one excited to be on the go, Henry said he’s “enjoying the moment” and not “rushing to make her develop and grow too fast.” As he explained, “I’m really looking forward to sort of seeing how she grows and develops into a little lady,” adding, “I love, love, love, love being a father.”