From superhero to dad-to-be: Zachary Levi shares heartfelt reflection on fatherhood

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From superhero to dad-to-be: Zachary Levi shares heartfelt reflection on fatherhood

Writer: Heidi Hsia

Zachary Levi and girlfriend celebrate upcoming arrival of first baby

9 Dec - "Shazam!" star Zachary Levi recently announced that he is going to be a father!

On 7 December, the actor posted a photo of the baby's ultrasound, and wrote, "I've wanted to be a dad since I was literally a kid. I've always felt that call on my life. This desire in my heart. A strange feeling of incompleteness by not having that level of love and responsibility in my journey. That the best years of my life would be on the other side of finally being a father. But deep down I knew that there were things in my life that needed to shift before I was ready for the blessing of something so special and the responsibilities that come with it."

Zachary Levi to welcome a child with girlfriend Maggie Keating

The actor posted an ultrasound of the baby

"So last November I started to make some shifts in my life. Shifts that ultimately came down to loving and valuing myself more. Prioritising my own health physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. And lo and behold, immediately things started to manifest for the better. And very quickly God brought a brilliant, honest, grounded, and deep love into my life thru the angelic form of @maggiekeating. A wonderful woman on the same journey of self-discovery and love, ready to step into a new and amazing chapter of life with me. So, we did," he expressed.

Levi also said that he and Keating plan to not have information about the baby's gender until the birth, though stressed that he is stoked either way.