Colin Jost Makes Rare Comments About His Relationship with Scarlett Johansson’s 9-Year-Old Daughter Rose

The ‘Avengers’ actress shares daughter Rose with ex-husband Romain Dauriac and son Cosmo with husband Jost

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost attend the "Asteroid City" red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. Photo:Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic

Colin Jost recalls which qualities of his wife Scarlett Johansson made him initially fall in love with her.

The Saturday Night Live star, 42, opened up to The New York Times about his love for the Avengers actress, 39, in an interview from Saturday, July 13. “I think part of the reason I fell in love with her is she’s a great mom,” the comedian revealed.

The couple, who tied the knot in October 2020, share 2-year-old son Cosmo. Johansson is also a mom to daughter Rose Dorothy, 9, whom she shares with her ex-husband Romain Dauriac.

“I’ve known Rose, my stepdaughter, since she was 2,” Jost told the outlet. “It’s weird. You get to actually preview someone as a mom.”

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost attend the 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner at The Washington Hilton on April 27, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost.Paul Morigi/Getty

The actress recently revealed to PEOPLE that while the Marvel Cinematic Universe has millions of fans worldwide, her daughter isn’t one of them.

While chatting with PEOPLE for last week’s issue, the Black Widow star revealed that the 9-year-old is “too scared” to watch her mom’s Marvel movies.

“She likes that I play Black Widow, but she’s too scared to watch an Avengers movie,” Johansson told PEOPLE. “She’s just like, ‘It’s violent.’ I’m like, ‘Oh God.”

Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson

Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson.Gisela Schober/Getty

However, when it comes to Johansson’s most recent film Fly Me to The Moon, Rose is very excited to watch. “I think she’s excited about the hair and makeup mostly,” the mom of two said. “It’s just so fun… She’s girly.”

Jost briefly makes a cameo in Johannson’s new film in a hilarious scene midway through the movie, and the actress said director Greg Berlanti personally requested him for the part.

“[He] was like, ‘Do you think Colin would want to do…?’ Greg and Colin, they have a great rapport and they’re both comedy writers and, I think, they have a little bit of a similar personality in some ways. And so I think he just really was excited to have Colin come and do a cameo. I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m sure if you ask him, I’m not going to ask him,’ ” Johansson said.

Acting together was a treat, she told PEOPLE: “We don’t get to work together really ever because… I mean, we’ve worked together as he’s written stuff for me for SNL, but we never get to perform together.”