Jane the Virgin’s Justin Baldoni: Inside a Day in My Life

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Jane the Virgin’s Justin Baldoni: Inside a Day in My Life

A very busy dad. Justin Baldoni stopped steaming up our screens as Rafael on Jane the Virgin in 2019, but he hasn’t slowed down one bit. The actor, 37, has only expanded his horizons. His podcast, “Man Enough,” which he launched in June, tackles toxic masculinity with celeb guests such as Matthew McConaughey, Shawn Mendes and Glennon Doyle. He’s been directing emotional dramas such as Five Feet Apart, starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson, and Clouds, starring Sabrina Carpenter. When he isn’t creating thoughtful content that might make fans reach for the Kleenex, Baldoni is raising his two children with wife Emily Baldoni, who he married in 2013. They share daughter Maiya, 6, and son Maxwell, 5. With both his kids in school, the working dad decided to team up with HP Instant Ink, which gives money to PTA programs across the country. HP will match up to $3 million in PTA donations as part of the program #HPPaysYourPTA, and Baldoni got to have fun creating a lip-sync video to “Back to School, Alright” — a parody of the Backstreet Boys classic, “Everybody.” He encourages other parents to lip-sync the song and create their own Instagram Reels. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPPVq_5yO0Q[/embed] The author, who released his book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity earlier this year, took Us Weekly through a typical day in his life, which starts with waffles and ends with a little bit of “mommy and daddy time.” Scroll down to see a day in Baldoni’s life: [podcast_block]

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6:30 a.m.

“We make the kids a gourmet breakfast before one of us takes them to school every day. And by gourmet breakfast, I mean waffles with syrup and butter on the side. God help us if it touches the waffle,” Baldoni quipped. “Also, Maiya wanted to cheers. Here’s to making it through week one of school!”

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8:30 a.m.

“Writing time. I’m currently finishing the middle-grade adaption of Man Enough for 9 to 13 year old boys called Boys Will Be Boys Human,” the California native revealed to Us. “Writing is fun. Writing is fun. Writing is fun.”

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10:30 a.m.

“Still doing press and promoting the book, and because we are under construction, we turned our tiny house from Modern Tiny living into our podcast /work studio!” Baldoni explained. “And yes, I had an outfit change.”

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12:30 p.m.

He likes being the goofy dad. Baldoni knows how silly the HP Pays Your PTA video for “Back to School, Alright” looks, and he hopes it gives everyone a laugh.

“Yes, I look ridiculous, and yes, it was worth it,” Baldoni admitted. “After what felt like 25 COVID tests, it feels amazing to be back on set with some of my best friends to shoot with HP in support of its new HP Pays Your PTA program. Also, I can’t get this darn very auto-tuned song out of my head. I’m sorry in advance.”

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6:30 p.m.

“Made it back for the post-dinner workout!” the fit father shared. “One of the best parts about living in nature is that when things get stressful we can go outside, take off our shoes and ground ourselves. Since I didn’t get to work out today, we let the kids go for a ride on our backs. Today’s challenge was to keep our knees off the ground. Emily lost.”

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7:30 p.m.

Bedtime doesn’t come easy for Baldoni, though. “Our bedtime routine with the kids is lengthy, as I'm sure all parents can relate to,” he said. “Snack time, bath time, story time, prayer time and cuddle time. And begging-them-to-go-the-*%#$-to-sleep time.”

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8:30 p.m.

“Adulting is hard. Can we just be kids again? Emily and I will spend the next hour catching up on some work, and then it's mommy and daddy time,” Baldoni teased. “Which means that this is the last photo because the rest is none of your business.”