Rachel Weisz opens up to Redbook magazine for an interview for the December 2009 issue. As a mother of an active three year old, Weisz certainly has her hands full with trying to maintain a healthy relationship with her fiance Darren Aronofsky, a successful career and a happy family. Read more here.
Rachel Weisz graces the cover of Redbook magazine’s December issue and opens about her life as a mother of a three-year-old boy, how she keeps her relationship with her fiance Darren Aronofsky fresh and how her selection of roles has changed now as a mother. Read some of the highlights below.
About her son Henry Chance, who is three years old, Weisz tells Redbook that he is “scrumptious” and that she has “never been happier.” Good for her!
About motherhood, Weisz says, “I think one of the things that moms aren’t allowed to talk about enough to one another … is the times when you’re pulling your hair out at home with the kids. Those moments when everything is crashing in and you feel like you’re going to scream. It doesn’t make us less good or less human, just real. I think there is sometimes too much pressure on us to be perfect moms, to be empathetic and loving all the time…Every woman needs a good girlfriend to be able to turn to and say, ‘I just can’t deal with it all today.’”
She adds, “Because even though children are the most precious things in the world, they are also set to test us. I think women are already stretched and pressured to be perfect, and it kind of drives me crazy.”
However, the good moments seem to outweigh the bad. Rachel shared a memorable moment with Redbook, saying, “We were sitting there and he said, ‘Mum, today I saw two people that were married. And I said, ‘How did you know they were married?’ And he said, ‘Because the man had a hat on that was tied underneath his chin.’”
Rachel does give some insight as to how she keeps herself sane during the trying times. She admits she takes time for herself by doing yoga, getting a massage or taking a hot bath. She says, “Some might think it’s self-indulgent, but it’s very important because once you’ve figured out how to chill, it makes you a better mom and a better wife.”
Read more of the Redbook magazine interview here.
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