Vin Diesel opens up about missing his kids

The “Fast & Furious” star Vin Diesel has opened up about missing his kids due to his busy work schedule.

Diesel, who just finished filming and started promoting “The Last Witch Hunter,” said being apart from his kids is the “flip side” of being a star, Entertainment Tonight reported.

"I was thinking about my baby that I'm missing while I'm over here in New York doing press for this great movie, that's the flip side. You know, you travel the world doing press for a movie that you're proud of and you really do miss your angels,” he said.

On Tuesday, the actor posted a photo of himself carrying his 6-month-old daughter, Pauline, on Facebook. His daughter was named after his “Fast & Furious” co-star and close friend late Paul Walker. Back in March, Diesel revealed on “Today” show that Walker’s soul was with him when his daughter Pauline was born.

"There's no other person that I'm thinking about as I'm cutting this umbilical cord. I knew he was there and I felt like, you know, a way to keep his memory a part of my memory, a part of my world,” he said. Walker died in a car accident during the production of “Furious 7” in November 2013.

Diesel is father to his three children, Pauline Sinclair, 6-months, Vincent Sinclair, 4 and Hania Riley Sinclair, 7.

Meanwhile, Diesel was reportedly criticised after photos of him with “dad bod” surfaced online over the weekend. The actor immediately responded to body haters by uploading photos of him Monday on Instagram. Diesel said he The actor wrote in the finds it amazing how journalists responded to him for the last two days in New York. “Body-shaming is always wrong! What do you think? #LastWitchHunter,” he captioned the first photo.

Another photo shows the actor revealing his rock-hard abs. Diesel said the photo is for those who “wanted the show” and “love dad bod.” The actor also said he’ll be posting an exclusive video on his Facebook account after the press conference for “The Last Witch Hunter.”

Diesel is famous for his role of Dominic Toretto in the “Fast & Furious” movies. His upcoming projects include “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” and “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.” He will reprise his role in the upcoming movie “Furious 8.”

“The Last Witch Hunter” premieres in theatres on Oct. 21.

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