He reached stardom as Ronald Weasley in the iconic Harry Potter franchise.
But Rupert Grint credited his daughter on Wednesday for breaking into the internet on Sunday after he became the fastest Instagram user to gain a million followers with a photo holding his little one.
The 32-year-old actor welcomed his first child with girlfriend Georgia Groome in May and beat Sir David Attenborough when he reached the social media milestone in just four hours and a minute in November.
Candy! Rupert Grint credited his daughter on Wednesday for breaking the internet on Sunday after he became the fastest Instagram user to gain a million followers with a photo holding his son
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about his first Instagram snapshot with Wednesday, he said, ‘I think Wednesday really broke the internet, personally. She gets the credit.
The former Harry Potter student called the album ‘surreal’ as he said he ‘never thought’ that he would ever enter the social media platform.
He continued: ‘I don’t believe it. It’s very, very surreal. I never thought I would [join Instagram]. I always said I wouldn’t do that, and then I thought, “It’s been crazy [time]. So, why not? “It’s crazy.”
David, 94, held the record for two months when he joined Instagram in September, reaching seven digits of followers in four hours and 44 minutes.
Popular: The 32-year-old actor welcomed his first child with girlfriend Georgia Groome in May and beat Sir David Attenborough when he reached the social media milestone in November.
Actress Jennifer Aniston crumbled the site when she finally went on Instagram in October 2019, with her first photo being a selfie with Friends’ co-stars, suggesting that a meeting could finally be in the works.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also joined Instagram in April 2019, reaching 1 million followers in just five hours and 45 minutes.
The touching snapshot posted by Rupert came six months after Wednesday’s birth, when she rested on his chest, but her face was not visible.
Rupert is seen wearing a khaki baseball cap and a black T-shirt, as he wrote in an attached caption: ‘Hey Instagram… just 10 years late, but here I am. Grint on the Gram! Here to introduce you to Wednesday G. Grint. Stay safe, Rupert. ‘(sic)
Trendsetter: David, 94, held the record for two months when he joined Instagram in September, reaching seven digits of followers in four hours and 44 minutes
Meanwhile, the ‘Cherrybomb’ actor recently said that being a father is ‘a very different love’ from anything he has felt before.
He said: ‘It was something I never had much idea of, that kind of love. It’s a very different love. ‘
Rupert and actress Georgia, 28, famous for their role in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, have been together since 2011.
Last year, the couple sparked wedding rumors when the brunette was spotted wearing a gold ring on her wedding finger over lunch at the pub.
In an interview with The Guardian in 2018, Servant’s star opened up about her idea of settling down and revealed her hope of having children someday.
He said: ‘Turning 30 was strange. I just don’t feel like I’m still there and I don’t know what the future holds. I’m just going to follow the flow, keep playing interesting characters and see what happens.
‘I would like to settle down and have children soon. If I had a child, would I call him Ron? It is a very good name, but probably not. And Grint is a difficult name to match with a syllable first name.
Georgia, who would also have dated actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, is best known for playing Georgia Nicholson in the 13-year-old comedy.
Rupert became a global superstar after making his acting debut in Harry Potter in 2001 and filming his final scenes in 2011.
Since the series, he has starred in a number of TV roles, including the sitcom Sick Note, the police drama Snatch and a role in Poirot in a series called the ABC murder.
Committed: Rupert and actress Georgia, 28, who is famous for their role in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, have been together since 2011 (photo 2019)