Ed Westwick Calls Being a Father for the First Time ‘Amazing’ and ‘Beautiful’: ‘Nothing Can Prepare You’ (Exclusive)

Ed Westwick is enjoying each infinitesimal of being a first-time dad.

On Thursday, May 22, nan White Gold star, 37, attended nan 2025 amfAR Gala Cannes and was joined by his wife Amy Jackson. While speaking pinch PEOPLE astatine nan event, Westwick opened up astir his acquisition being a first-time dada to his boy Oscar, whom he and Jackson welcomed successful March.

"Very amazing, very beautiful. Nothing tin hole you," Westwick tells PEOPLE of becoming a father. "Incredibly surreal and conscionable this activity of emotion that I haven't felt astatine immoderate different point."

"They opportunity you can't picture it and that is accurate. It's a beautiful thing," he continues. "I deliberation nan information you feel, nan consciousness of love, consciousness of responsibility, it's thing that I was very welcoming of."

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The Gossip Girl alum welcomed his first baby, boy Oscar Alexander Westwick, successful March pinch his character wife, 33, announcing nan news pinch black-and-white photos in a associated station connected Instagram. In 1 photo, Westwick stood adjacent to Jackson pinch his caput adjacent her feature arsenic they some held onto nan caller summation to their family, who was swaddled successful a civilization broad which displayed his name.

In different snap, nan mates shared a close-up photograph of Westwick holding onto nan newborn's hand. A 3rd image showed nan proud mom planting a buss connected her baby's forehead. "Welcome to nan world, babe boy," nan mates wrote successful nan caption. "Oscar Alexander Westwick 🤍."

The character besides reposted nan assemblage connected his Instagram Stories, writing, "Words can't definitive nan wonder."

In August 2024, Westwick and Jackson said to PEOPLE aft tying nan knot connected nan Amalfi Coast, saying they were looking guardant to joined life and experiencing moreover much adventures together.

"For me, [marrying Westwick] intends having a life partner to escapade with, to stock emotion and support, to create a beautiful family and to person each other's backs passim each of life's moments," Jackson said.

"It's astir building a early together and creating endless memories, knowing that we are a squad done it all."

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At nan time, nan brace shared that they hoped to turn "their small family" sometime successful nan future, giving Jackson's boy Andreas, 5, a younger sibling.

"I adore really Ed is pinch my boy Andreas, and I can't hold to spot him arsenic a begetter 1 time too," Jackson said.

Two months aft nan mates wed successful Italy, Westwick and Jackson announced nan breathtaking news that they were expecting their first babe together successful a joint station connected Instagram. The mates shared pictures of Jackson successful a gown that accentuated her increasing belly.

"Mum & Dad," nan mates simply captioned their post.