Becoming a mother is challenging at any age, but actress and former model Diane Kruger recently opened up about why she is “so glad” she waited until she was older to have a baby. Kruger became a mom at age 42 to a daughter, now 3, (whose name has never been publicly disclosed) with fiancé Norman Reedus.
Kruger recently opened up to the Sunday Telegraph explaining per People, “I am so glad I did not have a kid at 30. I think I would have absolutely resented it for all the things that you have to give up, because today I am happy to do so.”
She added that now, as a mom in her mid-40s, “I have been to every party, I have been to every country that I wanted to visit. So I’m 100 percent ready and willing to give my kid that attention. But at 30, I know I would not have been ready to do this properly.”
Kruger has been notoriously private about her daughter, but she did share a super rare photo of her and Reedus on Instagram last month. The photo showed the two on the couch with the caption: “My forever gang. Happy New Year everyone….let’s stay positive.”
In December, The 355 actress shared withWomen’s Health how different her life has been since welcoming her daughter.
“Everything changed with motherhood — it’s such a cliché, but it’s true,” she told the outlet. “The way I look at work is different. I love to work; in fact, I cherish it more today than I did before, but at the same time, you look at everything from a different angle. It’s not: What’s it going to do for my career? It’s more about: Could it fit into my schedule? How can I make it work? Is it going to be worthwhile?” Later, she added, “Things just change when you have a family. You want to keep everyone together.”
We love seeing this honest perspective normalizing parenthood at any age!
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