Madonna‘s former partner Carlos Leon is proudly ’embracing’ his title as one of the world’s most famous baby daddies.

While the former couple’s daughter Lourdes Leon is now 27, and an accomplished  model, who graduated from University of Michigan, the actor, 57, was clearly in a  nostalgic mood as he shared a number of photos with his little girl over the years to Instagram on Sunday.

In addition to a number of precious shots with his firstborn, the New York native made a cheeky video, set to the 2007 track, Big Poppa, featuring shirtless thirst traps and throwbacks.

‘For years, I’ve been labeled as a ‘baby daddy’ by many. But now, it’s time to rewrite the story and reclaim it as the OG Daddy!’ he declared. ‘Join me in this movement of self-empowerment and let’s break through stereotypes together.’

Madonna’s former partner Carlos Leon is proudly ’embracing’ his title as one of the world’s most famous baby daddies

While the former couple’s daughter Lourdes Leon is now 27, and an accomplished model, who graduated from University of Michigan, the actor, 57, was clearly in a nostalgic mood as he shared a number of throwback photos with his little girl to Instagram on Monday

He concluded his caption by writing: ‘It’s about owning our own narrative and embracing who we truly are. Let’s all be strong, present, and proud. ❤️’

His fans expressed their support in the comment section, with many agreeing he has ‘ALWAYS been the OG Daddy.’

‘Coolest man on da streets,’ another wrote.

A third expressed: ‘You are a beautiful man, and we all know you’re the OG Daddy.’

Baby daddy is slang for the biological father of an unmarried woman’s child.

The actor, who is divorced from Betina Holte, fatefully met Madonna on a jog in Central Park in 1994.

The former lovebirds hit it off right away, and less than a year later, at her 37th birthday party announced to their loved ones they were expecting a baby girl.

While Madonna and Leon dated for three years, they never made it down the aisle.

In addition to a number of precious shots with his firstborn, the New York native made a cheeky video, to the sound 2007 track, Big Poppa, which also featured shirtless thirst traps

Lourdes Leon, the eldest of Madonna’s six kids, pictured with her dad in an adorable throwback

‘For years, I’ve been labeled as a ‘baby daddy’ by many. But now, it’s time to rewrite the story and reclaim it as the OG Daddy!’ he declared. ‘Join me in this movement of self-empowerment and let’s break through stereotypes together’

After their split in May 1997, when Lourdes was seven-months-old, the duo remained amicable co-parents and have both praised each other publicly.

In 2011, he told People that he was ‘forever grateful to Madonna’ for giving birth to the ‘love of his life.’

‘I have no regrets. I wouldn’t change anything. I got the best thing out of that relationship, and that’s my daughter. My daughter is everything to me,’ he said.

As for his parenting style, he admitted to being ‘a lenient dad’ and ‘very empathetic.’

He concluded his caption by writing ‘It’s about owning our own narrative and embracing who we truly are. Let’s all be strong, present, and proud ❤️’

Baby daddy is slang for the biological father of an unmarried woman’s child

While Madonna and Leon dated for nearly three years, they never made it down the aisle

‘I’m good at listening to my daughter. I’m probably a bad dad when it comes to disciplining her,’ he confessed.

Leon, who previously worked as a fitness trainer, revealed that his daughter is also ‘very much into the healthy lifestyle.’

‘She likes to eat her junk food,’ he mused. ‘But she’s a very healthy… She takes dance classes. She’s very healthy.’

The actor, who is now divorced from Betina Holte, fatefully met Madonna after a chance encounter jogging past him in Central Park in in 1994 (seen in 1995)

After their split in May 1997, when Lourdes was seven-months-old, the duo remained amicable co-parents and have both praised each other publicly

In 2016, he told HELLO! his daughter has no problem telling him if he’s wearing his ‘jeans too tight’ and providing him with ‘good advice.’

Lourdes currently resides in Bushwick with her boyfriend of five years, Jonathan Puglia.

In 2021, she told Interview magazine that she considers her modeling career as a ‘smart decision’ financially.

‘I enjoy being very hands-on with the campaigns I do, so that I’m not just modeling, per se,’ she told the outlet. ‘I dance, I have a very specific sense of style, and I’m interested in aesthetics, so I like to incorporate all those parts of myself into my projects.’

In 2011, he told People that he was ‘forever grateful to Madonna’ for giving birth to the ‘love of his life’

‘I have no regrets. I wouldn’t change anything. I got the best thing out of that relationship, and that’s my daughter. My daughter is everything to me,’ he said; seen in 2002

Additionally, she prefers to support herself as she believes having ‘your parents pay for things’ gives ‘them leverage over you.’

‘My mom is such a control freak, and she has controlled me my whole life. I needed to be completely independent from her as soon as I graduated high school,’ the performer explained.

In addition to Lourdes, Carlos shares a nine-year-old son, named Meeka Leon, with his ex Betina Holte.

Meanwhile, Madonna has five other children, Rocco, from her past relationship with director Guy Ritchie, David, 18, who she adopted in 2008, Mercy, 18, who she adopted in 2009, and 11-year-oldtwins Stella and Estere, who she adopted in 2017.