EXCLUSIVE Colin Jost reveals awkward moment with 10-year-old stepdaughter whom he shares with wife Scarlett Johansson

Daily Mail​

25-04-2025

Colin Jost has recounted a very awkward moment with his 10-year-old stepdaughter Rose Dorothy during a sweet father-daughter dinner last year.
The 42-year-old SNL comedian, who shares Rose Dorothy and three-year-old son Cosmo with wife Scarlett Johansson, revealed how he had dined out with the pre-teen when she made a comment that stunned the other patrons into silence.
Speaking to audiences at his stand-up show at the St George Theater in Staten Island on Thursday night, Colin admitted that the remark prompted other guests to look over and that he didn't know how to react.
Recalling the moment, Colin began: 'My stepdaughter, I've known since she was two so we're really close. She's 10 now and this last Father's Day, we went out to dinner together, which was so cool.
'We went together, and she got dressed up, which was really nice. I didn't see to what extent she had gotten dressed up.
'And so, we went to dinner at this fancy restaurant, which was quiet, and somewhere in the middle of dinner, she leans into to me, which I thought was an interesting combination because she leaned in but still spoke at a full volume…
'But she leaned in and just whispers to me, but in full volume, she goes, "I wore fishnets for you."'
A red-faced Colin continued: 'We were in this really nice restaurant and I was like, "No Ingles."
'She leaned in and said I wore fishnets for you for Daddy's Day. I was like, "where did you learn the phrase Daddy's Day?"
'And everyone in the restaurant was looking over, and I didn't know what to say. Is it better or worse to say, "It's fine, she's my daughter?" So that's great.'
Scarlett shares her little girl with ex-husband Romain Dauriac, to whom she was married from 2014 to 2017.
Colin and Scarlett married in 2020, having got engaged two years into their relationship.
Last month, Scarlett explained she prioritizes her children's 'anonymity' and 'privacy' online over being perceived as a cool mom.
During an interview with InStyle, the movie star went on to recall a recent conversation with Rose, who told her she 'would love to make videos for The Outset.'
After the mother-of-two nixed the idea, Scarlett said her preteen fired back: 'Why can't I?'
In addition to telling Rose that she is too young, the mom-of-two explained: 'The thing about being a public figure is that the idea of being recognizable and celebrated feels fun, but then you can never stuff it back in the bottle.'
From her own experience working in the entertainment industry over the past three decades, the two-time Oscar nominee reflected on how fame comes with a 'massive loss.'
'I think preserving [your privacy] for as long as possible until it's someone's choice, that's the choice I make as far as my kids go,' the New York native emphasized.
Scarlett went on to address how she enjoys buying her 'own s**t' at Duane Reade and has a personal policy about not taking photos with fans when off duty.
'It really offends a lot of people. It doesn't mean I'm not appreciative, of course, that people are fans, or happy to see me,' she said. 'But I always say to people, "I'm not working." [And that means] I don't want to be identified as being in this time and place with you. I'm doing my own thing.'
Although the actress rarely speaks about her kids publicly, Scarlett revealed in January that she already began teaching Rose about the nuances of dating.