《吸血鬼日记》中的以利亚总是扮演着义理的长者形象，而现实生活中，饰演以利亚的丹尼尔·吉里斯也十分重于情感。即将升格做爸爸的丹尼尔近日更是无法掩藏爱子深切之情，迫不及待的盼望着新家庭成员的到来，并且表示不在乎孩子的性别是男是女。

She's All That star Rachael Leigh Cook is pregnant with her first child, Us Weekly reports.The baby's father is Vampire Diaries actor Daniel Gillies, who married Cook in 2004.
吉里斯和老婆瑞切尔蕾库克即将迎来他们的第一个孩子！两人在2004年共结连理。

"I've been hiding my rapidly growing bump while shooting but this kiddo is vying for screen time," the 33-year-old actress, who plays special agent Kate Moretti on TNT's Perception, told the magazine. "We clearly have a future actor on our hands.
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现年33岁的瑞切尔和杂志Us Weekly分享说道：“我的肚子隆起速度太快了，在拍电影的时候我一直在遮挡。但这个孩子似乎很渴望出镜，很显然是当演员的料子。”

Gillies added, "A lot of people are asking whether I'd prefer a boy or a girl. In truth, it doesn't matter to me - I just can't wait to meet little Keanu Robocop."
丹尼尔补充说，“很多人问我喜欢男孩还是女孩。事实上，我觉得性别不重要——我迫不及待想要看看这个小家伙了。”