United Kingdom, May 23 -- Ed Westwick says becoming a father has been "beautiful" and "amazing".

The 37-year-old 'Gossip Girl' actor and his wife Amy Jackson welcomed son Oscar in March and Ed admitted nothing prepared him for how wonderful fatherhood is.

He told PEOPLE: "Very amazing, very beautiful. Nothing can prepare you. Incredibly surreal and just this wave of emotion that I haven't felt at any other point.

"They say you can't describe it and that is accurate. It's a beautiful thing. I think the motivation you feel, the sense of love, sense of responsibility, it's something that I was very welcoming of."

Ed and Amy, 33, announced Oscar's birth in March with a shared Instagram post.

They wrote: "Welcome to the world, baby boy. O...