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Lionel Richie is G-Pa

by Erin on April 10th, 2008

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The Richies–Lionel, Sofia and Nicole–were all on hand as Lionel received the ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award last night at the pop music awards. However, the girl Lionel couldn’t stop gushing about was the one not there–granddaughter Harlow.

“He actually babysat the other day – him and Joel- and they were amazing,” Nicole said to People. “I mean, she slept the whole time.”

As great as Lionel was as granddad, it didn’t come naturally!

“It’s when the baby wakes up that I freak out!” he said.

Even though he’s taken to the role of grandfather, it’s not what they’ve been calling Lionel.

“I went to Nicole and said, ‘Grandpa,’ how does that sound? Does that fit me?’ She said, ‘Dad, that sounds old.’ So I kind of searched out … G-Pa sounds a lot better,” Lionel said.

Lionel also had praise for Nicole. “She went from, ‘Dad, I don’t care. Whatever you say.’ To ‘Wash your hands, Dad’ and ‘Be quiet Dad.’ It’s a whole new sound of the house.”

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