Maluma Says 'Everything Changed' After He Became a Dad: 'Have to Lead by Example'

07/23/2024 09:46 AM

The musician is dad to daughter Paris, whom he welcomed in March with girlfriend Susana Gomez

Maluma is loving his transition to parenthood.

The Colombian singer, 30, appeared on the cover of Allure'sJuly issue and opened up about how things have shifted for him since becoming a dad to his daughter Paris, whom he welcomed in March with girlfriend Susana Gomez.

"Everything changed. And I love it," Maluma says of this new era of his life. "Now, I wake up every day with the desire to conquer the world. I know I have to f------ kill it."

"For Paris, nothing is impossible. You have to lead by example. I go to bed every night that I can at 9 and wake up at 5:30 to hit the gym because I want to be healthy. You want to live forever for your kids. I want to make her proud."

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On his first Father's Day, Maluma shared a photo on his Instagram of himself wearing blue scrubs, bending down to touch noses with his baby daughter Paris, who wore a yellow knit hat and slept in a crib.

"The day that everything changed... 💝 Congratulations to all the Fathers on their day.. Especially mine, I LOVE YOU old man!" Maluma wrote in his caption, as translated from Spanish to English.

On the special holiday, the musician brought his daughter Paris to Disneyland Paris, posing with Gomez and his little one in front of the castle. "We took our princess to see her castle 🏰👸🏼 (So far no princes 😂)," he wrote in the caption, originally in Spanish.

Maluma has been in a relationship with Gomez since 2020. The singer revealed the pair were expecting their first child in his music video for his song "Procura," which was released in October.

Maluma announced his daughter's arrival in a post on Instagram. "On March 9th at 8:23 A.M. the love of our lives Paris Londoño Gomez was born. Thank you all for your birthday messages and well wishes," the "Hawái" singer wrote in Spanish.

"Susana.. Love: Thank you for fulfilling my biggest dream of being a Father, I will never forget that moment," he continued, adding, "I love them 💘."

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