Motherhood changes all women, in a good way, we think. For actress Christina Applegate the shift in limelight was a welcome change.
“We’ve been self-obsessed for a long time. I had my baby at … 39!” Applegate told USA Today. “Thirty-nine years of doing whatever I wanted to do. Getting up when I wanted to get up. Going where I wanted to go. Completely self-involved.”
Although the Up All Night star had to make some sacrifices along the way since she and fiancé Martyn Lenoble welcomed 7-month-old daughter Sadie Grace into their lives, it's been worth it. One such sacrifice was missing out on a Red Hot Chili Peppers gig with all her friends.
Unlike most "Hollywooders", Applegate chose to hold off on calling in the reinforcements for the first six months of Sadie's life. Only recently did the actress hire a nanny for when she is filming her new series. She has kept her daughter in a protective bubble, away from the paparazzi, yet it seems unlikely she can keep it that way.
“I have not left the house in six months. This is my coming-out party. My bubble has been real tight and real quiet,” she explained. “If anyone gets too close to my kid with a camera, something violent may happen to them.”
Kudos to Applegate. Let’s hope she can continue to keep it real despite her return to work.
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