I’m kind of in love with Carlos Leon, actor, personal trainer, and Madonna’s first baby-daddy. I find him handsome but not pretty, I like his lanky body, and the few times he speaks, he sounds interesting. Plus, I’ve seen him in a few Law & Order episodes, and he’s a decent actor. Whatever… I don’t have to justify myself to you!!! I think he’s hot. And his new interview in People Magazine has only made him hotter. He sounds really sweet here:

Their own relationship didn’t last, but Carlos Leon found the love of his life thanks to Madonna – their daughter Lourdes.

“I’m forever grateful to [Madonna],” Leon tells PEOPLE. “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.”

Like many smitten fathers, Leon, 44, admits he has a tough time being strict with Lourdes, now 14.

“I’m a lenient dad,” says the personal trainer and actor, whose new film Immigration Tango came out Friday. “I’m very empathetic, and I’m good at listening to my daughter … I’m probably a bad dad when it comes to disciplining her.”

One area where he tends to be overly compromising? Her curfew. “I try to work with her on it,” he says. “We settle on a time, say around 10 p.m., and she’s like, ‘How about 10:30?’ And it eventually becomes 10:15.”

Leon says Lourdes isn’t dating yet, but knows it’s coming. “I’m dreading it so much, because she’s my little girl. I want her to stay young forever,” he says. “I’m already overprotective, so when the time comes, I will be ready to have a talk with the guy she brings through the door. He better be ready, because I’ll give him the rundown!”

For now, he and his daughter bond by going on bike rides in New York City and hanging out at home, watching movies like Harry Potter and Twilight.

“She loves to watch Harry Potter. It’s a favorite of hers. We can watch that 100 times – well, she can,” Leon says. “Twilight is also pretty big at our house. She likes Robert Pattinson. She’s Team Edward all the way.”

Besides wizards and vampires, Lourdes loves fashion and is a budding fashionista. She even gives Dad a few pointers.

“Sometimes she will give me a hard time about my clothes,” Leon says. “I wore a pair of jeans once, and they weren’t as skinny as I usually wear them, and she was like, ‘Oh my God, Dad, those pants are ugly. Please change your pants.’ ”

He adds with a laugh: “They were too bootcut, so I changed.”

[From People]

“Oh my God, Dad, those pants are ugly. Please change your pants.” Gosh, where on earth does she get that bossypants fashionista side? I wonder….? Ha, as we thought, Lola is totally the Mini-Madonna. Maybe Lola will even (gasp) exceed Madonna when her time comes.

But seriously, doesn’t Carlos sound like a sweet guy? I like that he doesn’t even really talk about Madonna – neither of them has ever said one bad word about each other, that I know of. I think Carlos gets to spend however much time he wants with Lola. They really have their stuff worked out, and Lola has benefited so much from having two mature parents (well, Madonna seems mature about this one issue), as well as a loving step-father in Guy Ritchie. God knows what Lola thinks about the latest young boyfriends, but whatever. She’s at the age where she’s too cool to hang out with mom anyway.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

This interesting little story comes from Star Magazine, via Jezebel. Apparently, Carlos Leon isn’t very happy with how grown-up and busy and teenage-y his daughter Lourdes has become of late. Now, Carlos and Madonna have maintained what seems like a pretty good relationship over the years, and it seems like Madonna is very conscious to encourage Lola’s relationship with Carlos, and Carlos and Lola do seem tight. No opinion of Carlos has grown over the years – I think he’s probably a really cool guy, and he seems like a loving father and a decent businessman and artist – he owns and operates a successful New York gym and has booked some solid acting gigs on the side (he’s been wonderful on his multiple Law & Order appearances!). Anyway, Star Magazine claims that Madonna and Carlos’ friendship has been strained lately because Lola has been growing up and she spends her time doing very adult things, like wearing pot-accented fashion, and designing her own juniors line. And dating. She’s 13 years old, Carlos. And she has Madonna for a mother. It’s only going to get worse!

Madonna is fighting with Carlos Leon. She is “paving the way” for Lourdes’ showbiz career, which is “infuriating” him. He’s against her being in entertainment until she’s older, and hates that she mostly hangs out with Madonna’s “older, fashion friends.” Read: Gay.

Also, Madonna lets Lola go on dates — at the tender age of 13 — and Carlos doesn’t think she should be in a relationship with a boy. We find it hard to believe that Madge would let Lourdes go on a date when none of the kids are allowed to have sugar or watch TV.

[From Star via Jezebel]

Now… obviously, it’s going to be difficult for any father when his little girl starts dating. Do I think Lola should be dating at 13 years old? No. But I agree with Jezebel, it’s probably not a date-date thing. Lola is probably going out with groups and maybe there are some date-like activities (first kiss!), but it’s not a date-date. As far as Carlos’ concerns about Lola’s career… yes, I agree. She’s 13. She should not be in charge of the Material Girl line for Macy’s and cosigning Raccoon McPantless as the panda-face of a juniors line. It’s too much, too soon. Although I also believe that Madge is probably exhausted. Wouldn’t you be exhausted around Lola? I get exhausted just reading her blog posts – and yes, she blogs professionally now, for Macy’s. Gawd. Imagine her in five years. Seriously. Madonna is probably pulling out her hair. Carlos too.

How cute is Lourdes Leon? She’s getting tall too – she’ll probably end up close to her dad’s height. She’s got Carlos’s coloring, but that face is all Madonna. The paparazzi snapped a bunch of pictures of Lourdes out with her dad and his girlfriend out and about on the Upper East Side on Saturday. At one point, Lola sticks her tongue out playfully at the paps and you can see Carlos laughing. Aw, they seem really close, don’t they? He seems like a good dad too – I’m Team Carlos all the way. I love that man.

Lourdes seems to be inspired by 1980s, doesn’t she? That’s my only explanation for this cute, weird outfit. The haircut is killer, though. She’s the right age and she’s got the right kind of face to pull off the bangs and the fringe. Madonna sat down with Popeater recently to talk about her greatest hits album and she ended up fielding a bunch of questions about Lourdes. They start out by talking about Lola’s little guest appearance in Madge’s “Celebration” video:

Popeater: The “Celebration” video features your daughter, Lourdes. How did that happen?
Madonna: She hangs out with the dancers a lot. She’s a dancer, herself. The video is about the celebration of music and dance. There’s an improvisational moment when we’re all in a circle and each dancer does their specialty or a special move that they do well. She wanted to do hers, so she did.

P: Were you comfortable with her doing the video?
M: Yeah. She really wanted to do it. It’s just a little moment.

P: Are you getting an inkling that she wants to follow in your footsteps?
M: No. I don’t think she wants to be a singer. I think she wants to be an actress.

P: How do you feel about that?
M: I’m fine with it, as long as she finishes school, and takes it seriously. She also plays piano, and she’s really into clothes and fashion and style. She can go in any direction. She’s got a lot of diverse interests right now. We’ll see. I’m not pushing anything. We’ll see what she wants to do.

P: She always seems so poised.
M: Yeah. She’s grown up in the limelight, for sure. She’s been protected, but she’s been chased by the paparazzi since she was a tiny baby.

P: How is she dealing with being the big sister? Is she protective?
M: She’s super-sister. She’s amazing with the little ones. She has the typical relationship with her brother, Rocco. They’re like “I love you”/”I hate you” every five minutes. But with the two little ones, she’s great. She’s amazing. Very protective.

[From Popeater]

Well, I hope Lourdes fulfills her dream of becoming an actress – she’s got to be better than her mother, in any case. I could totally see it too! Imagine this: “Oscar-nominated actress Lourdes Leon” or “Starring Lourdes Leon”. If Lola really wants to be an actress, hopefully she’ll study it formally, maybe go to Julliard or enroll in a real acting program.