Alicia Vikander felt like an “impostor” when she portrayed the birth process on screen before becoming a parent herself. The actress also revealed that she welcomed her second child earlier this year.
“I gave birth four times on screen before I had children myself,” Vikander told us Eller. The actress, who is married to Michael Fassbender, welcomed her first child in 2021. Every woman says, ‘I’m sorry. I felt like an imposter.
Regarding pregnancy and childbirth, Vikander continued: “All women have different experiences and it was definitely more difficult for me the second time. But I think the training made it easier. Going through these nine months was like A marathon, so it does help if you’re strong enough to do it, it’s physically demanding and I have a lot of admiration for any woman who does it.
Elsewhere in this article, Vikander speaks with Taylor Russell. Two actresses co-star in upcoming thriller hopealso talked about Vikander’s performance in Henry VIII as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII. demagogueIt premiered in Cannes last year and was released in theaters last month.
“When I first read the script, I was embarrassed,” Vikander shared. “I know nothing about this woman. She was the first woman to publish in British history. How come I have never heard of her? I asked my British friends around me, and no one knew this fact. For women, It’s a pretty important moment in history! So, I went back and read her book, which was interesting because it was an incredible way to get into personal contact with someone from 500 years ago, with Henry as her husband. , can kill anyone he wants on a whim, including his wife, and it’s emotionally traumatic that you realize how hard those days were and the reality women went through.
