Who Is Walker Nathaniel Diggs
Profile Summary Of Walker Nathaniel Diggs
The younger Diggs may be favoring athletics over the arts but his heritage is very much rooted in it, given that he is not only the child of artists but his parents actually met in the course of doing what they know best.
Both Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs are two well-known Hollywood-cum-Broadway stars today and they both got their breakthrough on the hit 1996 Broadway musical,Rentwhich received several accolades and served as a Launchpad for the careers of the two young people. They also started dating after the show.
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel dated for some years before they tied the knot on the 11th day of January 2003. The wedding ceremony took place in Jamaica and featured their closest friends and family. Following the nuptials, Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs settled down to family life and continued pursuing their respective careers.
Menzel made waves with award-winning performances in shows such asWicked. Diggs, on his own part, appeared on TV shows such asWill & GraceandGrey’s Anatomy. On the home front, the relationship between the pair continued blooming. This was not to say that there were no problems but they worked hard at their union. They found new and creative ways to communicate and were never apart for more than two weeks.
Having found a formula that suited them, Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs made their marriage work for several years and their joy further increased after they welcomed their son, Walker Nathaniel Diggs, on the 2nd of September 2009. The birth gave them a new perspective and new priorities in life and they adjusted accordingly.
The couple created time from their busy schedule to be with their kid. Menzel and Diggs also made sure not to neglect their own relationship amidst juggling work and family. The couple held the fort down beautifully and as such, it was surprising when they announced they were going their separate ways in December 2013.
They stated that it was a joint decision and that their primary focus and concern was for their son. They then pleaded with the public to respect their privacy. Walker Nathaniel Diggs was about four years old when his parents split and there is no doubt that he must have been saddened and confused by the whole thing. Luckily for him, his parents’ divorce was without any rancor or bitterness.
Following their separation in December 2013, Menzel and Diggs spent about a year deciding on issues such as division of assets and custody of their only child. They reached a mutually satisfactory agreement on these issues before officially filing for divorce in New York in November 2014. The divorce was finalized quickly the next month, showing that the couple worked out every potential sticky point between them.
When Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs stated that their son’s interest was their primary focus and concern, they weren’t playing to the gallery. They meant everything they said and since their divorce, they have put their words into action.
The couple put their son’s interest first which means that they rarely make a mistake as everything they do is for his best. Menzel and Diggs also peacefully and equitably share custody of their son, meaning that Walker Nathaniel gets to spend quality time with both mommy and daddy.
The erstwhile couple also maintains mutual respect and do not badmouth each other in front of their kid nor in public. They rather shower praise on each other’s accomplishments, as well as parenting style. Such a healthy environment helped Walker Nathaniel to thrive in several areas, most especially sports.
His famous dad revealed in a 2020 interview that Walker is a really great athlete and spends a great deal of time playing basketball. He is also a big fan of football and his famous father finds it refreshing that he is following his own part rather than following in the parents’ footsteps.
While some fathers rarely make an effort at having a relationship with their kids, others are the opposite and Walker Nathaniel Diggs lucked out in this area. Even though dad, Taye, is a busy actor, he makes out time to be with him and never ceases to gush over him. He also incorporates him in major life decisions, including his future lady loves.
Back in 2018, the actor revealed that his son doesn’t want him to date, anybody, as he wants him all to himself. This mindset would prevail for some time until the young boy loosened up. Diggs is now back in the dating game but his son’s most recent stipulation is that he shouldn’t date someone below 26 as that would just be too young.
Nathaniel Walker and his dad are indeed inseparable and it was their love for each other that inspired the actor to pen the 2015 bookMixed Me,about a vibrant and fast-moving biracial kid who doesn’t allow anyone to box him into one particular category.
Diggs was inspired to write the book because his own son is biracial and wants him not to be discouraged or have any negative feelings when people approach him on the streets and pose questions to him. The book received lots of positive feedback but some people bashed Diggs for identifying his son as mixed rather than just black.
