Matt Damon Admits Daughter Isabella Heading to College Is a 'Major Adjustment': 'It's a Different Household'

Mar. 15, 2025

Matt Damon and family.Photo:John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Matt Damon’shouse looks a little bit different without his daughter Isabella.

TheAirstar, 53, spoke withE! Newsat Stella Artois' Let’s Do Dinner event and shared that his family dynamic has shifted a little since his 18-year-old daughter Isabella left for college. Damon shares his daughters — Alexia, 26, Isabella, Gia, 16, and Stella, 13 — with wife Luciana.

“We have a 26-year-old, so we’ve been through this once before but it’s still a major adjustment for us and for her sisters,” Damon said of his daughter Isabella heading off to school. “It’s a different household with one less person there. So, it’s a big adjustment.”

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Matt Damon and family.JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty

JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty

In August, Damon spoke with PEOPLE abouthow fast his kids are growing upin a joint interview withThe InstigatorscostarCasey Affleck. The two were asked if they ever share parenting advice, given that they are both raising teenagers.

“It’s like suddenly your kid’s going to college, and it’s at a blistering pace,” the dad of four joked.

Matt Damon and Luciana Damon arrives at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

In July, Damonwalked the red carpet with his entire familyfor the New York premiere ofThe Instigators. The proud dad posed for photos with all four of his daughters and his wife, smiling together.

PEOPLE spoke to theOppenheimerstar at the event, who said that his wife was the one who convinced him to join the upcoming comedic thriller.

“She actually produced this one,” Damon said of Luciana. “So she was very actively involved in this one, but I just trust her.”

source: people.com