Jared Padalecki with his wife and three kids.Photo: Jared Padalecki/Instagram
In a conversation with PEOPLE for this week’s issue, out now, theWalkerstar, 38, says that he always comes equipped with a new offering for his little girl when it’s time for her to go to sleep, as she “always wants a bedtime song or story.”
“Last night I made up a song about a coyote chasing cats,” Padalecki shares. “Your 3-year-old asks for a song about a coyote, you just do it.”
After being onSupernaturalfor 15 years, the father of three (he and wifeGenevievealso shares sonsAustin Shepherd, 7, andThomas Colton, 8½) admits he’s happy to embrace his “homebody” nature.
“DuringSupernatural, there were some months where I would only see my family for three or four days. That’s the reasonJensen [Ackles, his costar] and I wanted to bid a fond farewell to it,” Padalecki says.
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Genevieve and Jared Padalecki.Phillip Chin/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
He adds, “We both have wives and three kids and wanted to meet them.”
Padalecki is also excited for his children to see his new show, which is a reboot ofWalker, Texas Ranger, the 1993-2001 show starringChuck Norris.
“For 15 years, I worked on a show that I didn’t really want my kids to watch because I’d have to explain why Daddy was bleeding, and why Daddy was killing Mommy or why Uncle Jensen killed Mommy,” he tells PEOPLE.
“Theywere having nightmares, and sothe idea that I could let them watch this new show is pretty special,” Padalecki adds.
And when he and his familyaretraveling, Padalecki always comes prepared — even if it might mean a little bit of overkill to some.
“My wife, Genevieve, and Itook our kids on a road trip toYellowstone, so I went to a survival store and bought three or four bear sprays and attached them to my belt,” he says.
“She was like, ‘You look like an idiot,’ " adds Padalecki, admitting he’s “terrified” of the mammals. “But you never know.”
Walkerairs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
For more from Jared Padalecki, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
source: people.com
