The 'Find Me Falling' star is dad to three daughters with his wife of 30 years, Jill Goodacre Connick: Georgia, 28, Kate, 26, and Charlotte, 22 Little Fang Photography 's daughters are honorary Aussies! The actor and multiple winner opens up about work and family in this week's issue of PEOPLE amid the release of his new romantic comedy , and notes that his three kids — Georgia, 28, Kate, 26, and Charlotte, 22 — have all relocated to Australia, following his 2023 stint Down Under as a judge on . "They're in school and working and they're having a good time down there," says Connick who, at the time of the interview, had recently returned to the U.S.
from visiting the girls with their mom, his wife of 30 years . And while Georgia, Kate and Charlotte — who are working in the worlds of photography, acting and modeling — are "back and forth," they were initially drawn to calling Australia a home base for the time being because of "the novelty of it," according to their dad. "Georgia and Kate had been there a couple of times when they were little with me on tour, so they always wanted to go back," he says.
"And then when Charlotte got down there, she loved it too." Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Related: As for their reasonings for deciding to stay, "It's a combination of things," Connick tells PEOPLE. "First and foremost, the people are just incredibly kind and welcoming," explains the New Orleans native.
"It's a beautiful country. The food down there is among the best in.