{"id":243968,"date":"2026-06-03T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/joe-jonas-kids-give-him-purpose\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:00:17","slug":"joe-jonas-kids-give-him-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/joe-jonas-kids-give-him-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Jonas&#8217; kids give him purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-06-03\" datetime=\"1780473617\" pubdate=\"\">3 June 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/joe-jonas\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,joe-jonas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Jonas<\/a>&#8216; children have given him &#8220;the reason to be alive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Joe Jonas&#8217; children have given his life purpose<\/p>\n<p>The Work It Out singer has daughters Willa, five, and three-year-old Delphine with ex-wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/sophie-turner\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,sophie-turner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophie Turner<\/a> and he loves the fact that just a hug from his girls can help turn around a bad day.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with brothers Nick and Kevin Jonas on their Hey Jonas! podcast, he said: \u201cI\u2019m a single dad and I coparent with my children\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my children have given me purpose again in my life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[They are] the reason I do what I do now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 36-year-old star noted he works hard when he&#8217;s away so he can enjoy his time with his daughters when they are all together.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added: \u201cThey\u2019ve really given me the reason to be alive, I would say.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI think, in my saddest moments, I\u2019m able to be reminded quickly that a hug from them can solve the world\u2019s problems&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI think they\u2019ve taught me that I\u2019ll be OK even in my toughest days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nJoe went on to praise Sophie and the other supportive people in his life for helping with his children.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people in my situation that are single parents and go through this, and I\u2019m grateful that I have a co-parent that I can balance even the bad days.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBut I think being able to have good people around me to kind of help me navigate it is really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nJoe previously praised 30-year-old Sophie &#8211; who he split from in 2023 after four years of marriage &#8211; as a great role model for their daughters.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;Having an incredible mum, Sophie, for those girls is like a dream come true. <\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAs young girls, looking up to great women is what I want for them. I think what values I want for them are to be open-minded and have a big heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nJoe added he hopes Willa and Delphine will \u201cbe able to walk into any room and feel confidence and know that they can do literally anything they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the Sucker singer is happy with the co-parenting relationship he and the former Game of Thrones star have established.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe told the School of Greatness podcast: &#8220;I have a great co-parenting relationship, which is really important to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nHe described being a father to his &#8220;beautiful&#8221; children as &#8220;the greatest joy and journey&#8221;, while praising the influence Sophie has on their kids.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added: &#8220;My little ones have some incredible women to look up to, including their mom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/joe-jonas-kids-give-purpose-1445388.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 June 2026 Joe Jonas&#8216; children have given him &#8220;the reason to be alive&#8221;. 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