Rose Byrne has reflected on her real-life challenges of motherhood, as she is currently nominated for the role of a struggling mother in the comedy-drama. If I had legs I’d kick you.
In a recent conversation with The timesthe Australian native candidly described life as a mother as often being a shameful experience.
Admitting that in raising children they can “lose their shape” for a parent, the actress said: “It’s absolutely an experience I’ve had as a parent and you feel shame about it. »
“You don’t want to feel like you don’t love your child, but there’s heartbreak about becoming a mother, because you’re losing a part of yourself that you’ll never, ever, ever get back.”
However, she explained: “It’s okay to grieve – in fact, we should. Because it’s a before and an after.”
Rose, 46, is the mother of two sons – Rocco, born in 2016, and Rafael, born in 2017 – whom she shares with her actor husband, Bobby Cannavale.
Having welcomed her children only a year apart, the X-Men one alumna said in 2018 that she felt “completely overwhelmed” most of the time.
“Oh, man, that’s how it is,” she said MINDFOOD. “I always think I’m going to be on top of everything, but I never am. I’m always completely overwhelmed. I don’t have to tell anyone how to parent. I totally learn on the job.”
Rose Byrne is currently in the running for a leading actress Oscar, thanks to her work in the A24-distributed film. If I had legs I’d kick you. This performance also earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy earlier this year.
