Woman’s Day 21
S
urroundedbyhis
adorablefourchildren,
it’sobviousthatPaul
Flynn,orFlynnyas
he’saffectionately
called,is inhiselement.
CatchingupwithWoman’s
Dayinthelead-uptoFather’s
Day,theMoreFMDrivehost
hasspenthisSaturday
morningrunningaround
takingthekidstosports.
Thefull-onfathershares
Jack,13,Leo,11,Michaela(Miki),
eight,andAlex,four,withhis
wifeof 14 yearsNatalie,38,who
is a full-timemum.Andashis
childrenclimbover,underand
onhim,Flynnypausestoshare
howmuchhelovesbeinga dad.
“Nomatterwhatelseyou’ve
gotgoingoninyourlife,you’ve
alwaysgottheseamazinglittle
humans,”the39-year-oldsays.
“They’llalwaysputa smileon
yourfacewheneverythingelse
is goingtocrap!”
It washisowndad,Rick,
whotaughttheradiohost
andmarriagecelebrantthe
importanceoffamily.
“WegrewupinPukekohe,”
tellsFlynny.“Dadwasa potato
farmer.”
“Yourdadwasa potato?”
jokeslittleAlex.
“I guesshekindoflookslike
one,”Flynnyreplieslaughing
beforegrowingseriousagain.
“Hetaughtmetokeepthe
familytightandI’vecarried
thatwithmetomyown.”
Hisfatheralsoinspireda
loveofsports,particularlythe
AllBlacks,whichFlynnyenjoys
watchingwithhisownboys,
aswellascricket.
Buthisdaughterhasher
ownfavouritethingtodowith
him.“I likehugging!”Miki
squealswithdelight.
ForFather’sDay,Flynny
willrelishthetreatsthekids
hand-makeforhimbefore
goingtodinnerattheOrewa
SurfClubwithhiswhanau.
“Andit’scompulsorythat
if Dad’sonthecouch,youhave
tobringhima beerwhenever
he wants one,” he grins. #FLYNNY&
JACK,LEO,
MICHAELA
& ALEX
Leo
Alex
Jack
Michaela