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Ross Mathews and husband Wellinthon García-Matthews Never think they would write a book together – but how fast the night changes.
“We’re from two very different worlds. I’ve been in entertainment for almost 24 years, and Wellington is really insightful,” Ross, Drew Barrymore Show Cohost, said Weekly US In promoting their children’s book only, Tío and tío: the ring carriers (out now). “He is an expert in his education, so we are at the end of the complete careers spectrum. But we saw something in our marriage.”
Wellinthon, a curriculum developer and educational school leader, remembered watching their nephews Evan and Andy – whom the book has inspired – takes their roles as such serious circle carriers. (Ross and Wellinthon tied the knot in May 2022 in Mexico with Drew Barrymore like their flower girl.)
“I noticed how children want to be perfect. They want to showcase, they want to edit something,” he continued. “I remember saying (Ross) about this and just the process of how they really wanted to be there for us.”
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Evan and Andy’s participation in Ross and Wellinthon’s lives did not end in their marriage. The boys had so much input in bringing T.ío and tío: the ring carriers to life on the page.
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Weekly US: What was it like to go from a couple to collaborators?
Ross Mathews: We are good. Listen, we have just finished renovation in the house. If we can do that, we can write a series for children. The coldest part for working together was how good my husband is on what he does. I send it off to work every day. I make him coffee and a little ziploc of breakfast and say, ‘Have a good day.’ But to be seen closely, use his skills – his doctorate and 20 years in the classroom as a leader in administration – he was so impressive. And, honestly, a kind from time on.
Wellinthon García-Matthews: Many people ask if Ross is exactly the same way at home, (compared to) how it encounters on TV and 100 percent Yes. As for becoming a storyteller, he is King Pun. That was the beginning. When we talked about circular carriers, there is a little joke about the children thinking it was a bear, instead of carriers. That little nugget, he gave me an insight on his brain and how magical he is there.
Weekly US: What was Drew Barrymore’s response when you asked her to write the book’s foreword?
Ross Mathews: I remember the moment I sent her a text. I’m like, ‘This is the deal, we have this idea for the book and we write it. You’re going to be turned into a little girl. ‘I went on this whole long text and wrote back,’ I stopped reading after the first sentence. I love it. Yes, I’m in anything you need. So amazing. This is amazing. ‘Then he wrote, all the capital cities,’ you write a children’s book. ‘ “
Wellinthon García-Matthews: I tell him all the time and I will tell her (Drew’s) family. She is my Hermana. She is my sister.
Weekly US: What was the response of your nephews to see the illustrated versions of themselves?
Ross Mathews: We want to shout out Tommy DoyleOur illustrator. The book is based on real life, so there’s a lot of weight there because you don’t just make people up from pure imagination. You have to make them arbitrary and expressive, but they have to be based on humans. There’s a real challenge there. These are human beings we care a lot about, so I took little care of what I looked like, and I was actually into the boys and mother and father – making sure they reflect real life. We transferred the rough draft to the nephews and said, ‘Do you have any notes?’ I thought it would be a cute moment we are good. Isn’t this cool? ‘They came back and had written, on every single page, notes. We thought, ‘We can’t write a book about empowering children to be important and not take their notes.’ So, we got to tackling. The boys were right.
Wellinthon García-Matthews: Their fingerprints are along it. I call them free interns.
Weekly US: Did writing this book fulfill your expectations?
Ross Mathews: We actually did this as a representation of our family. So whether or not anyone had bought one copy, we would have been grateful that we had this on our shelf forever. The fact that people pay attention and buy it, we’ve just announced that we get a book number two in the series from this. That’s so icy on his head. We’ve just overcome with gratitude.
Wellinthon García-Matthews: My colleagues have only a tsunami of love, from friends, neighbors, of how proud they are that this actually exists and that he is out in the universe. It really warms my heart, and I’m so ecstatic that it’s out there and people can buy and read it. It’s more than what I expected.
Weekly US: All this book is about weddings. What can you tease for your upcoming third anniversary?
Ross Mathews: We take turns. He has even years, I do odd years in terms of planning. This year on me, and I got you.
Wellinthon García-Matthews: I looked up, we’re supposed to give each other leather.
Ross Mathews: I thought more like a leather -bound journal, but it could be a harness. You never know. … We are more happy now, less flashy.
Weekly US: Now that you’re part of the club, what are your thoughts about celebrities writing children’s books?
Ross Mathews: I think it’s fun. Creative people should not be put in any box. If you want to create one day TV and a world in literature the next day, you should be able to do so. … If you have something to share with the world, I think you should share it.
