Amanda Seyfried at age 29: ‘I keep feeling like my eggs are dying off’

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried covers the August issue of Marie Claire UK to promote Ted 2, the perverted teddy bear sequel that underperformed last weekend. Amanda also wasted a Vogue cover on this movie too, which is a shame. This Marie Clare shoot is gorgeous, and you can see more pictures here. Amanda always gives good editorial, so this feature isn’t a waste. The interview is strange. Amanda and Justin Long have been dating for nearly two years. She’s dropping some serious hints here about how babies are in her near future. Amanda believes her eggs are all dying, although she’s only 29 years old. Her thoughts sound a bit hyperbolic. She also talks about the huge roles she’s turned down:

Her eggs are dying off: “I keep feeling like my eggs are dying off. I need to get on it … I want a child. Badly. I want to be a mother, badly. That’s what I feel. I’ve been feeling it for like, two years. I’m not ready but nobody’s ready. It changes everything … so how you can ever be ready for that?”

On stereotyped roles: “After Mean Girls I kept getting scripts for big-boobed blonde idiots. I could have so easily been Karen Smith my whole career. I realised that if I really wanted to work forever I was going to have to make the right decisions …. That’s why I’ve made some tough decisions too, I’ve turned down some pretty big stuff.”

She turned down a superhero role? “I didn’t want to be an action hero or in a f***ing green suit for like, ten years, because I don’t want to be miserable. I think happiness comes from being free.”

[From Marie Claire UK]

Amanda has done well to mix up her career with a variety of musicals, dramas, thrillers, and romcoms. Did she really receive an offer to play a superhero? I don’t doubt she has turned down plenty of movies, and maybe she was offered something in the X-Men franchise. What I’m really taking from this interview is that Amanda’s right on the verge of saying the time is right to start a family. She’s sending Justin a message. Time to go ring shopping, buddy.

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

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  1. CM says:

    She’s forever Lily Kane to me.

    Gorgeous girl. But always comes across a little… dim.

    • Erinn says:

      That’s all I ever see her as. She kind of IS Lily Kane to a degree … the way she talks in interviews isn’t too much different from the character.

  2. StormsMama says:

    **eye roll**

  3. Lennox says:

    For me it feels like every other newspaper and women’s magazine is printing scare stories about fertility struggles and just how impossible it is to have babies, so I don’t really blame her. I’m 20 and I’m already scared of being unable to have a baby when the time comes.

    • Lara K says:

      +1

      I/m on the other end of the spectrum – 37 and 2 kids under two, but I feel like all my friends either just had babies, like me, or are desperate for them.
      i was desperate too before I had mine.

      Media is terrible about this – really makes you feel like if you don’t get pregnant the second you try, you will be doomed.

      • Lisa says:

        Most people don’t know that the man’s age is just as important. A recent study at the University of Otago found 1 in 5 men in their late 30s will have fertility issues. Another found men 35-39 are 3x more likely to need ivf than men in their 20s. Another found a 40 year old will usually take a year to get a young woman pregnant. Another large study found women 35-39 were twice as likely to get pregnant with men under 40 than older men.Miscarriage rates go up the older a woman’s partner is as well, with some studies finding a big jump at 35.

    • Julie says:

      its scarmongering and a good way to keep women out of the workplace. most of these stories are lies, men also are not able to be absolutely fertile into ther 70s.

      • Sarah says:

        Not really lies. If things work as planned, then no issue. But the problem is you don’t know if things are working right until you try. I think it also depends on what is happening with your circle of friends. If there are a lot of fertility issues there, then you worry more.

      • Delilah says:

        I am 35 and been married for 3 years going on 4. I wanted to wait til I was ready – have my home, my husband and career on track. Turns out, I have a whole host of fertility issues – stage IV Endometriosis and an inflamed tube. My OBGYN wants to give me a Depot Lupron shot that will control the Endometriosis but send me into temporary menopause but give me the opportunity to get pregnant after… I was so angry when I got my diagnosis b/c we (society) don’t have those conversations – we just say “fertility issues and treatments”. If we got more technical in conservations about afflictions it would save a lot of women women’s health issues in their 30’s. I naively got off of birth control just as I hit 30 thinking I wanted to prepare for pregnancy or the possibility. I did not want to take the agressive approach with medical assessments and treatments. I wanted things to happen naturally. I subconsciously was not ready to be told I had fertility issues is why I avoided the medical process. But if I had known then what I know now, I would have stayed on both control – which apparently keeps you from growing endometriosis-, would have been more aggressive about consulting specialists on risks and approach and would not be writing this manifesto. So to any of you reading this – please don’t neglect your reproductive health.

      • jugstorecowboy says:

        I hope it goes well for you, Delilah! I know several women who spent their 20s trying not to get pregnant, not realizing how hard (and expensive) it would become in their 30s. No shade here.

      • Delilah says:

        Thanks for the support. And no offense taken. I feel like Charlotte in SATC when she said the same thing about avoiding pregnancy in her 20s after finding she was reproductively challenged, saying “I shoulda only been so lucky (to get pregnant)”.

      • Nur says:

        It can go the other way too, though. Just because you delay pregnancy doesnt mean you will suddenly find yourselves reproductively challanged at 35. For instance, we were told it would be difficult for us to get pregnant cos my husband was thought to be subfertile (he wasnt, bad test) and I was nearing 35 (and everywhere it said this is a big issue). I miscarried, found out I had genetic clotting issues, got pregnant again and delivered on blood thinners. It still worked out fime despite my age and my issues. Usually investigating too much into something thats not causing any problems or fussing over something that might or might not be creates unnecesary stress. 35 is not the end of the world.

      • Delilah says:

        As hopeful as your situation sounds Nur, I think cautioning against investigating too much into an issue that may not really exist is a problematic statement to make when considering legit cases. It comes off as dismissive. Sorry to hear of your partner’s sub fertility issues and your blood clotting but trust and believe my diagnosis is very legit. I am still hopeful but I am not so naive to pretend I can overcome my issues by being nonchalant and wishful. I would be putting myself at great risk if I took that approach. The only way to prevail in my case is to be vigilant.

      • Nur says:

        Im not talking about your case Delilah, but about women who have regular check ups and periods with no visible issues, still having tons of tests or worrying relentlessly only to decide to get pregnant in the end because everywhere the message is you are pretty much infertile after 35.

    • Michelle says:

      @Lennox – I’m actually the same age as Amanda and I can completely relate to her fear. You’re spot on about these fearmongering stories the media puts out there. I remember turning 27 or 28, and all of a sudden I couldn’t escape all of the articles about how slim my chances of pregnancy would be by the time I hit 30. It’s terrible what they put out there; it really can make one feel like there is a pendulum swinging over their head. I had to put it out of my mind and just focus on the future because the issue was so prevalent that I really did begin to wonder a bit too much, “what if?”

      To make matters worse, one of my cousins had to go through in vitro for quite some time to have 2 of her children before conceiving her 3rd child unexpectedly without any help at all. I don’t believe I will have these issues because my cousin had other issues with her fertility and reproductive organs beginning at a young age, but it is still frightening. What really scares me is that along with these articles, I’ve actually come across SO MANY women who’ve had difficulty conceiving.

      • Nur says:

        Yes, becuase there are tons of women with reproductive issues, as there are tons more with no issues, even at 37-40. But you hear only one side of the story, which spreads unnecesary fear into young women’s minds. I spent all my time after 30 till I got pregnant worrying non stop . What good did it really do to me in the end?

    • sofia says:

      I’m 29 and think about that a lot. I’m really interested in pedagogy and education since I was about 25. I think I’ll love being a mother, BUT my life is nowhere near a context where that can be possible. Like really not. So… I’m already accepting that adoption (something I always wanted) may be my only option in the future. This is stressful and really unfair considering men don’t have to worry about it all:( UGH:/

      • qwerty says:

        Silver lining: they have impotence to worry about. So it’s not like time is on their side either. And you can’t adopt a working penis.

    • Mrs Odie says:

      I had my babies at 37 and 39 (so I got pregnant at 36 and 38). When I got married at 34, even my doctor was all, “Get started on a family right away if you want to have one.” Fertility drops sharply after 35, but that is still 6 years for this young woman (and 15 years for the PP).

  4. InvaderTak says:

    A bit hyperbolic is right. Also a bit 1950s but if that’s what she wants that’s her business.

    • Amanda says:

      Wanting to have children and being worried about fertility is a bit 1950’s? To me it seems like a pretty normal feeling for a woman who wants to have children. I guess I get what she’s saying. She’s approaching 30, she may have always seen herself having 2-3 and she’s realizing the clock is ticking. Nothing anti-feminist about it IMO.

      • InvaderTak says:

        A healthy woman worrying about it in her 20’s sounds like a 50’s stereotype to me. Like if she doesn’t have kids in her 20’s then she’s going to shrivel up and be an old maid, which is far from the case. Her clock isn’t ticking that fast. If she’s using baby fever as a pawn to get her BF to propose and get a family started whether he’s ready or not isn’t good.

      • Betsy says:

        @invadertak – her clock might be ticking that fast; for some women it does.

    • littlemissnaughty says:

      Well, she’s not 21 complaining about not finding a husband. She’s almost 30 and probably thinking “Wait, where did my 20s go? If they went by this fast, I’ll be 40 in no time. Babies!” I felt like that a year ago when I turned 30 only I don’t want a baby. But if you do, 30 is a bit of a turning point. She has time but once you realize that it actually flies, you do become impatient and antsy for a little while.

      • Norman Bates' Mother says:

        Yes. And there’s another issue – some people don’t only think about fertility, but also calculate ahead and think about how old their parents will be, if they’ll ever get to enjoy their grandchildren and how old they themselves will be to enjoy theirs. My aunt had a healthy child at 43 but her parents – my grandparents also had her in their 40’s and they never got to see their youngest grandchild. Even if they were alive, they would be in their late 80’s and wouldn’t really be able to be active grandparents helping with the baby. Similar situation was on his father’s side, so my little 4-year old cousin doesn’t have any grandparents and I feel for him, because I remember how amazing my childhood was when they were alive. I’m 26 and single, so I’m sure I won’t be a mother before turning 30 but the grandparents angle puts a bigger pressure on my mind than a lowering egg count.

  5. Imo says:

    She says happiness comes from being free and going against the grain but then complains that no one is ready to make a baby with her.
    I may be a mean girl but I can’t feel sorry for her. If she has this burning desire and truly feels her bio clock is ticking she could do something about it. She has resources millions of women do not have.
    Obviously my annoyance precludes her possible disdain of extra-marrital pregnancy or single parenthood. Personal choices and all that. Otherwise her whining is hyperbolic.

    • perplexed says:

      I thought she was saying that she was not ready because no one really ever is rather than someone not being ready to make a baby with her (which may also be true, but she didn’t actually say the latter part, I don’t think). She seemed to be implying that if she really wants a baby she needs to get on it (but again maybe there’s ambivalence because of not feeling ready, which I think most people can relate to.)

    • Dolce crema says:

      Having a sperm donor would not be the most natural thing emotionally, in my opinion. Nothing to take lightly for sure! She could freeze some eggs though

    • Imo says:

      Perplexed
      Dolce
      Valid/interesting perspectives.

  6. Anne says:

    The notion is not really anything logical. I’m 25, and I’ve had months where I get a little depressed at the start of my period because the thought that another egg just died kind of just pops into my head. It’s not like I don’t logically know I have more than a decade to have all the babies I want, and I wasn’t giving anyone any hints about wanting kids. I always thought that’s what people mean when they say they feel their “biological clock is ticking”.

    With that said, Seyfried does sounds like she’s trying to give a “hint” to her boyfriend here.

    • Erinn says:

      I’m 25 too… I get baby fever every once in a while. But I’m on depo, and plan to be for at least a few more years. Thankfully I have a niece on the way in a couple of weeks, so that’ll help haha.

      It’s one of those weird things – I want to be a mom eventually, but I never thought I’d be there looking at baby socks and nearly tearing up haha. Mom only had me when she was 30 (and I’m the oldest), so I don’t feel any rush. But I have friends who are like freaking out because they’re going to be ‘old’ when they have kids. It’s ridiculous.

      • Betsy says:

        I had my first at 30 and knowing what I know now I really wish I had started at 25 at the latest. By that time I’d already been married for three years, but the money situation was for us like it is for many in their mid-20s, so…

      • Erinn says:

        I completely get that Betsy – and that’s partially where we are. My husband is still working on getting his journeyman license in plumbing – once he’s done that he’ll be making a much better wage. We both have student loans, car payments, and a mortgage.

        The worst was, we had to unfortunately say goodbye to his grandmother last week. While in the cemetery (before she was even in the ground) one of their family friends who is a giant religious nut (note: I like nice religious people. I do not like this woman because she is so ignorant and obnoxious) is there chatting with my husbands cousin who just had her second child, and his sister who is very pregnant. She then looks over at my husband and is like “Well. You need to hurry up and start your family” and cuts me a look. I just stood there shocked that anyone would have the gall to say that at a funeral like three feet away from the casket. It was completely a case of ‘your value is tied into your uterus!’. This woman has no career, the cousins have no career. With the exception of my sister in law (who’s in nursing school and will be spending the last year of it juggling a newborn and schoolwork) none of them have even attempted to do anything for themselves, or get a life together. They’ve just completely jumped on the subservient wife train – and none of them are at all intelligent. They’re extremely narrow minded people. I have nothing against women who choose to be mothers and housewives – but when I’m being judged for having a career that I enjoy and not popping out babies for my poor husband – that’s an issue. ESPECIALLY AT A FUNERAL.

      • Maya says:

        It’s interesting how this varies so much in different areas – none of our friends had children before turning 30 and many didn’t have their first until 35. I’m a couple years younger than my SO and my friends are just starting to think about marriage at 28-32. A couple just got pregnant in their early 30’s.

        My Mom had me at 25 and my brother at 41. Her second pregnancy was much easier with fewer complications … In fact she has said many times that if she thought pregnancy could be that easy, she would not have put it off for 16 years…

  7. Jo says:

    Whut.

    • Jenna says:

      HAHA my sentiments exactly. I think it’s so bizarre when women think like this… “I WANT A BABY SOOOO BAD!!” really? well I want a jet.

      • Diana B says:

        yes, Jenna! I mean, no disrespect to anyone who sees kids in their futute but I’m 27 and I want LIFE, work, traveling, fun. The last thing on my mind is children. Eh, different strokes and all that.

      • perplexed says:

        In her case, it’s probably easier for her to think about having kids since she’s probably done a ton of stuff as an actress already. Their lives move faster, it seems.

      • pinetree13 says:

        I can relate. When I turned 26 I was READY to have a baby. Had to wait for hubby to catch up in readiness though. Now he agrees that it would have been nice if we had started sooner (I TOLD YOU HUBBY! hahaha) I agree that you need to get travel and going-out out of your system. Once you’re at the point that you mostly stay in that’s a good step towards readiness.

  8. WinonaRyder says:

    Why are people judging her about this? I’m 33 and have no interest in starting a family or getting married, but I’m not going to dismiss someone that does want to do that.

    It’s not as though she is saying that she wants to give up her career to have babies. She’s entitled to have both.

    • Lucy2 says:

      Yeah I don’t see an issue with it. she wants to start a family soon, something that many other people feel as well. If that’s what she wants, I hope things are going well in her life it happens for her soon.

    • PrincessMe says:

      I’m with you guys, and I don’t understand why people think she’s sending her boyfriend “hints” either. It’s very likely that they’ve discussed these things before. I had baby fever like mad in my early 20’s and I definitely talked to my (now) DH about it, he knew how I felt, he had his feelings about the timing as well. But I also talked to other people about it (had to get it out), it had nothing to do with pressuring or hinting. Maybe she’s just discussing where’s she is at this point in her life, as she’s discussed other things.
      If she’s feeling anxious now, then those are her feelings. It doesn’t negate the feelings of others who think they have decades to start, those who never want to have children, or those who had children much younger. These are just her feelings and she’s entitled to them. Hopefully she and Justin are on the same page, but if not, they’ll either compromise or move on to people who share their desires/needs.

  9. kibbles says:

    It is unfortunate that some women have infertility problems, but I get offended by how women are constantly pressured and frightened by the media to have a baby before 35 – sometimes these articles say before the age of 30 – or else their ovaries will dry up and they will die alone as spinsters. The great majority of women I know ARE able to have children in their mid to late 30s. For healthy women without infertility problems, I think it is worth it to wait until the time is right for you, not when some magazine tells you to get pregnant. My mother had me when she was 36. I know many women older than I who have had children at age 34, 35, even 39 (gasp!). Of course the chances of having a baby decrease as a woman gets older, but let’s stop with the fear mongering. If a woman hasn’t had a child by the time she is in her 30s, there is probably a good reason for it that is either her choice or beyond her control. I’m personally doing the responsible thing of waiting until I meet the right guy who will be a good father to my child. If I don’t meet that guy, I will consider other options including in vitro or adoption, but I don’t believe motherhood is over for me just because I’m over 30. It’s simply absurd.

    • Dolce crema says:

      Your chance of having a child with Down syndrome or autism increases as you and the father age. So does your chance of having twins (naturally) because your body is literally getting rid of your eggs, and twins have a higher chance of many problems, heart problems are especially common in twins. In Canada, the stillbirth rate of a twin is 1.7%, it must be higher in the USA. I’m 33 and pregnant wth twins (I also get anxiety like Amanda) and certainly don’t want more after this (I already have 3 too). Being a mom you may realize to a greater point how serious / devastating it would be to have something go wrong in the pregnancy or have a child with a serious issue. If you are prone to anxiety this truth is likely to trigger it

    • Betsy says:

      I can definitely see what other posters are saying, that these stories have more than a bit of sexism and misogyny woven into the way they’re shared, but it is reality that the number of viable eggs we have begins to decrease at 30, that miscarriage becomes more likely, that fetuses with varying conditions become more common, that pregnancy has more complications (starting at 35) and recovery from the whole process gets worse. Yes, these things all happen by degrees and certainly not like a cliff we collectively fall off into a crone pile, but it’s worth talking about.

      • Nur says:

        Yes it is reality and it should be mentioned but there seriously is a hidden pressure on women to reproduce asap. I see many women freaking out about it, most with no reason.

      • kibbles says:

        Many of these stories are based in the sexist belief that women over 30 are damaged goods. We rarely see stories warning men to have children before the age of 40 due to the same health reasons as older women. Obviously men don’t have to worry about bearing the child, but men have biological clocks too and are rarely reminded of that.

    • Michelle says:

      @kibbles – I agree with you and everything you said is exactly where I’m at right now. But I related to Amanda’s comment and I understand completely where she’s coming from. The media is absolutely guilty of fear mongering and it’s terrible. I wrote in another post about how after I turned 27 I couldn’t escape articles about how my clock was ticking and how slim my chances would be after 30. For a while there I was really concerned and bothered by it because it really is everywhere. I read an article recently that made it sound like kids around 35 is an impossible dream. It does suck to have to see this crap everywhere because having kids isn’t at the forefront of my mind, but it’s something I definitely want in my future and it seems so unnecessary to be faced with information essentially telling you that you’re running out of time. You noted in your post that your mom had you at 36, my grandmother had my mom at 40 years old. I know women on both sides of the spectrum–those who’ve had children well into their late 30s and early 40s, and those who are in their 30s and having great difficulty. I actually recently read the words verbatim “at age 27, you already past your fertile peak.” It’s just so bizarre that the media has latched onto this idea that all women are the same and fertility is over after 30.

      I really wonder if it’s just that the media/some parts of society are unwilling to accept that the millennial generation is “settling down” later in life and has a more “unconventional” view of family (i.g. not placing a high level of importance on marriage) so they try to fear monger in hopes to return things back to the way they were done before. There is, I believe, a definite attempt at trying to sway women into having babies earlier and I don’t believe it is only for fear that there will be a heightened risk for complications like down syndrome.

      • Nur says:

        Very much agree.

      • pinetree13 says:

        Michelle there is actually a LOT of truth to what you are saying. I read an excellent article a whlie back (wish I could remember where to link) and it was breaking down the statistics. It was showing that while your risk of certain syndromes may be “100 times higher after age 40” but that the risk was still very low and so your overall chance of having a healthy baby was still over 95%! So the media definitely is very shady with their headlines and present things as much more dire than they actually are. They always fixate on how many times hire the risk is, without present what that number actually means and what your overall risk is.

        For example, if your risk of a certain syndrome is 0.01% at age 25 and 1% at age 40, the media could say “YOUR RISK IS 100 TIMES GREATER AFTER 40!!!!” which sounds super frightening. But then you look at the data and you still have a 99% of them not having that syndrome even after age 40.

        It is also really interesting about how all these syndromes (even miscarriages) increase with men’s ages as well…but that is severely under-reported compared to women’s issues. So I do think there is a misogynistic element at play as well.

      • Michelle says:

        So maybe it’s just an attempt to perpetuate that antiquated idea that women lose their value at 30.

        I really don’t understand it. Everything about society is changing. People are living longer than ever before, so what was once considered old is not old anymore. The new expression is “30 is the new 20” and I really believe that to be true since the average age for marriages is approaching 30 years old anyway. I just don’t buy it that the concern is for complications. There is way too much of a push, especially lately, to get women to begin having children earlier and it is bizarre. I am definitely a planner in life, but this is one issue where I must say that I would rather cross that bridge when I get to it.

  10. MD says:

    She said she is not ready, but I think she IS ready.

  11. Newgirl says:

    I feel the same way lol. I would love to be a mom one day.

  12. Jessica says:

    29 isn’t young to start worrying about fertility. For all the talk of 40-something’s conceiving naturally or with IVF, realistically most people are going to want to get the baby-making out of the way by their mid-30’s, late 30’s at a stretch. I unfortunately know a lot of women who thought they had til their early 40’s, when as it turns out they would have been facing a battle to conceive even if they’d started a decade earlier. Once fertility starts declining, it can be a really fast process for a lot of people.

    I conceived twice really easily in my late 20’s. 4 years later we decided to try for another, and found out my fertility had taken a massive nosedive (purely age related), to the point where IVF was a long-shot. We did a few rounds with no luck and decided to put the idea of a third to rest. My doctor told me the vast majority of women he see’s are in their late 20’s to mid-30’s and that the few 40-somethings who are suitable candidates are only that because they are more fertile than the average woman, that at 40 they have the eggs of a woman 5-10 years younger.

    • Naddie says:

      Nature is unfair to us.

    • The Other Katherine says:

      Yes, people don’t realise the extent to which your odds of success with own-egg IVF are sharply diminished by maternal age of 40+. I’m saying this as someone currently halfway through an own-egg IVF pregnancy (so far, baby and I are both very healthy) at age 41. However, getting here was a fraught ordeal I would wish on no one. In my case, I produce very few eggs in response to IVF drugs, but seem to produce extraordinarily good ones for someone my age. Like Jessica’s doctor says, 40+ women who see good results with IVF usually have won the lottery on retaining good egg quality longer than average. It’s not just egg quality, though — fibroids, hydrosalpinx, adenomyosis, immune issues, and other things can all cause problems with getting and staying pregnant even if your eggs are awesome. And while these issues can occur when you’re younger, they mostly are more likely the older you are.

      Anyway, I don’t regret waiting to try IVF and giving natural conception a chance for several years. But if you’re in a good-enough situation (as opposed to a perfect one) and are sure that you want kids and can deal with the risks, and would be crushed if you didn’t get to be a mom to a child with your genetic material, I do recommend getting on it before age 35 if you can.

      That said, so many of these articles about fertility declining sharply in your 30s are full of thinly veiled misogyny and are just infuriating, to the point where reading them almost makes you want to have a baby at 40 just to make a point!

      P.S. It’s also important to note that some women experience premature ovarian failure, which can happen at any age. If you have any history of early menopause in your family, get your FSH and AMH checked — delaying childbearing may mean having no children at all if your ovaries are programmed to stop producing eggs at an early age. This is not common, though.

  13. aenflex says:

    I had my first child at 35. It was an easy pregnancy and a perfectly healthy baby, for which I’m very grateful. I do wish I had had him a little bit earlier though, sometimes I feel like I’m too old to be doing this. 30 would have been great.
    I hope she gets her babies if that’s what she really wants.

  14. Naddie says:

    I’ve always been a fan due to her career choices, she could’ve been known just as a super hot girl, but she knew better. Problem is, her interviews are killing it off, maybe because I expected more from her, and she just seem usual.

  15. Dhavynia says:

    She’s so beautiful and drama-free and I also think she’s talented
    I don’t think anyone is ever ready for a baby, it’s scary and exciting and at the end you just never know how it would change your life. I think she’ll be a great mom.

    • lila fowler says:

      Drama free? I mean, she admits that she has to get drunk before public appearances.

  16. Shannon says:

    Lilly Kane! I’ve always liked her, but I’ve wondered if those blind items about her and Peter Skarsgard on the set of Lovelace were true. Seems very out of character for her, plus he’s so skeevy.

  17. GPSB says:

    I like her but those quotes are pure Melodrama Queen. Honey, you’re twenty-nine, not about to qualify for Social Security.

    • laura in LA says:

      I like her, too, but that hurts for someone like me to read at 43 when I can *actually* feel my eggs dying off every month…

      And what about women of any age who are trying to get pregnant but can’t and may really be infertile? It’s comments like this that are just so clueless and insensitive.

      (Amanda, honey, keep these thoughts to yourself, and stop talking to the press as if it’s your therapist – b/c said out loud, they may only come back to haunt you someday, like here on CB…)

      Since stars like her make their baby wishes everyone’s business, when is Blake Lively going to start producing “litters of puppies” (er, I mean, lots of babies, like the Duggars)?

      She’d better get going on that – because she’s almost as *old* as Amanda!

  18. HoustonGrl says:

    I always liked Amanda for being a sort of “classic beauty” in an age of plastic. I can empathize on her egg pain. I’m 30, with major baby cravings and no boyfriend on the horizon. But like many things in life, the best things come to those who wait, right :)?

  19. OhDear says:

    TBH her comments aren’t that surprising. I had a lot of friends start panicking about marriage/kids in their late 20s; they more or less said the same thing Seyfried did.

  20. Tulip says:

    All other things aside, I would be angry if I was the boyfriend. It puts pressure on him and not just from friends and family but from the public.

    That’s a nasty, underhanded tactic.

    • laura in LA says:

      Yep, MTE…was this a not-so-subtle message to Justin that he’d better propose? Or in the Hollywood way, impregnate her first – and soon…

  21. Jenna says:

    I literally never think of having a child or think about my eggs.
    I don’t think she really needs to be worrying at 29. 40…. yeah probably. Not at 29. Even at 40, it’s not like she doesn’t have the $$ to do it.

    • Delilah says:

      Amen Jenna! People with means should not project their fears about things they can better mitigate or eliminate with their more significant resources. It is tone deaf.

  22. Willow says:

    I think she’s being a bit hyperbolic. She’s 29 not 35.

    Although i know she’s pushing 30 so it’s a little different for her, i have to say that i think having “baby panic” in your 20’s can lead to some bad decisions in terms of choosing a spouse. You change a lot in your 20’s. I’ve seen alot of starter marriages. Focus on developing yourself and forming good relationships in your 20’s. Most women don’t have trouble getting pregnant in their early 30’s to mid 30’s and even if you do isn’t better to go through it with a committed, loving and compatible spouse/partner than getting pregnant easily at 24 or 25 but going through a divorce just a few years later? Yes, I know that there are people who marry and settle down with children happily in their 20’s but I’m in my early 40’s now and have seen a number of these marriages implode. Having children is wonderful for those who want them but kids really change your life and can be tough on a marriage (even a strong marriage). I know it doesn’t always work out that way, but you are so much better off having a child when you have a good partnership.

    • Delilah says:

      Wise words Willow. There’s nothing I disagree with in your post. Better to do it right than do it prematurely as a pre-emotive move.

  23. pookie_poo says:

    From ABC news:

    By the time a woman hits 30, nearly all of her ovarian eggs are gone for good, according a new study that says women who put off childbearing for too long could have difficulty ever conceiving.

    The study published by the University of St. Andrews and Edinburgh University in Scotland found that women have lost 90 percent of their eggs by the time they are 30 years old, and only have about 3 percent remaining by the time they are 40.

    http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/women-fertility-falls-lose-90-percent-eggs-30/story?id=9693015

    • Julie says:

      you do know that every outlets uses those studies that fit their narrative, right?

      • dos equis says:

        Just curious, are there many studies showing that women’s fertility rates don’t start to decline around 27-30, and plummet around 35?

        I don’t think acknowledging reality is bad, or that it’s indicative of a 1950’s mindset, or that it means a woman’s value is somehow less than because you start to get less fertile as you get older. This is just biology. IMO, 29 is the perfect age to start thinking of babies if you know you do want them. 40 might be too late to start (or start easily, even with all the money), and that is not scaremongering, it’s just biology. I know women can and do get pregnant at 40+, I just wonder how many of them already had kids before because that affects fertility too, and I wonder if they are more the exceptions than the rule.

      • Delilah says:

        Co-sign Dos Equis

    • Aila says:

      I like how this article is more than four years old. I also like how the article itself states there is no way to accurately measure how many eggs a woman actually has. And yet “ninety percent are gone after age 30”? This study is based on guessed measurements from a small selection of women of different ages. More biased, inaccurate studies published as a fear-mongering tactic from the media.

    • Maya says:

      I know that this is anecdotal, but my mom runs a large daycare centre in an expensive area where many parents are married for the second time and having children in their late 30’s and early 40’s. The children are for the most part healthy and don’t have developmental issues at any rate higher than average. I know this doesn’t mean that everyone can have children later in life, but many people can. Yes, some of them have done IVF, but certainly not all.

  24. AlmondJoy says:

    She looks really different here.. I think she’s so gorgeous but these pics aren’t doing her justice. I like that she’s been choosy in accepting roles instead of just accepting everything that has come her way. She is also very fortunate that she has a choice. Many actresses don’t get that privilege.

    I can relate to her worries.. I feel the same. I just turned 30 and people make me feel as if I have to get pregnant this very instant or it’ll never happen. It’s almost like I’m running out of time. I don’t feel I’m ready either though. After having dealing with a stillbirth I’m terrified to get pregnant again. I hope Amanda becomes a mother soon, since it’s what she really wants.

  25. prettylights says:

    I just got married and turned 30 and I kind of hope all my eggs are gone. I’ve never wanted children and yes, I’ve put up with crap for it. I had a dental assistant who asked me at 25 if I had any kids and I responded no, and I don’t want any. Her response: “Oh sweetie, of course you’ll have kids, you’re a woman!”. I guess I shouldn’t have been shocked but I was. Just because I’m a woman does not mean I need to or want to have kids! If someday I decide I’d like to take care of a little human there is always adoption or foster care, since there are so many children in the world already who need a loving home. Luckily my husband doesn’t want children either or our relationship never would’ve worked…

    • lucy2 says:

      She’s lucky you didn’t bite her.

    • Diana B says:

      Prettylights, I want your life! I have never wanted children, get crap for it all the time and I just hope I’ll be able to find someone who doesn’t want them either because I don’t think I’ll ever change my mind.

      • platypus says:

        Me too. It’s unbelievable how many guys say they don’t want kids either, only to “change their mind” once things start getting serious.

    • Michelle says:

      @prettylights – people who say things like the dental assistant said to you are assholes. My sister had to endure the same ordeal from our cousin and our cousin’s mother-in-law when they basically tag teamed her when she said she didn’t know if marriage OR children was in her future. She got pummeled with unwarranted comments about how they both knew they were born to be mothers and how they believe her opinion will change “when she finds the right guy.” I really believe there are a lot of people who have an enormous problem with the changing climate as far as family life goes. Society is moving in a different direction–people get married less or older in age, people are choosing to remain single/childless, and people are having children out of wedlock and older. There seems to be a really hostile reception to this. Just last night I was on Marie Claire’s website and under the “Health” section I was immediately hit with an article, “Fertility Timeline: How Long Do You Really Have?” I X-ed out of the site and never plan on going back, LOL. I’m done with the hysteria and false information that is put out there in an effort to create fear mongering.

  26. Hotpockets says:

    I am relieved to see the comments supporting her worries on fertility struggles. I am 29 years old and the media and people in general always treat you like your eggs are shriveling up and dying by your late 20’s. God forbid you wait until you’re 30 to start having children. People love to tell me how hard it is going to be for me to start having children after 30, so it does create a fear in your head that conceiving a child will be difficult.

    I feel like I’ve known a lot of people who have had struggles in their late 20’s and early 30’s getting pregnant or can’t have children period. Fertility is a lot more complicated than we realize. Teenagers and Bristol Palin make it look so easy..

    • pinetree13 says:

      That’s because if you aren’t trying you get pregnant SUPER EASILY and are HYPER fertile…but when you’re trying, suddenly it becomes so hard! 😀

  27. lila fowler says:

    I guess this was a big elbow to the ribs for Justin Long, eh?

    Amanda doesn’t have much talent or range but she seems harmless.

  28. kelly says:

    I’ve got a question (stemming from the fact she’s in “Ted 2”): does anyone believe/know for a fact Mark Wahlberg has changed? Why do people still insist on working with him and being around him?

  29. Aubrey says:

    If she is 29 and is actively worried then why doesn’t she get her eggs frozen? I am 28, and I try to keep in mind what my hippy dippy professor of Geography told me is that don’t get married, even though we are conditioned too, and that it is possible to travel the world.

    • pinetree13 says:

      I agree although a lot of people don’t realize there is quite a bit of risk in that too. The drugs needed to get your body to hyper-ovulate can themselves be dangerous and are not without risk. But I definitely think if she doesn’t see marriage on the horizon it’s a great idea. I’m in my early 30’s and i sometimes feel great anxiety about this too but I feel like I’m too old to freeze my eggs? Or maybe it’s something I should look at? Hmmm

  30. miasys says:

    It’s such a personal decision and probably the only area where I don’t like to throw shade. I had my kids 10 years apart. Physically, pregnancy was easier at 21 than 31; however, my head was in such a better place at 31. Now I’m in my 40s & if I learn as much in the next 20 years as I have in the last 20, I’ll be pretty happy.

  31. LAK says:

    Whatever happened to Justin long?

    • Jayna says:

      She’s still with him. It sounds like they are very serious and committed if she’s talking about babies and going to local schools, etc.

  32. Wif says:

    It depends on what you want from life. If a person has a burning desire to have children, they should take the opportunity to start that journey as soon as possible. You won’t know until you’re really into it if you want 1 or 5. So why delay? Having babies young means that you have the time to make that decision for yourself. I see nothing anti-feminist about it, to me it’s more about going after what you want from life.

    • Delilah says:

      WIF I applaud your logic of going after what you know you want as soon as the awareness sets in. The only issue with that logic reproductively is that we go through stages of development impacted by biology making us want different things at different times. To borrow logic from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs – we prioritize people, i.e., friends and family according to their appeal at various phases. When younger, we prefer the company of friends but as we move into our late 20’s/early 30’s we prioritize family. It makes sense because you begin to think of your mortality and value community, becoming less carefree with age. In a roundabout way I’m saying that it would be great if we could foresee our future desires and promote our chances of getting what we’ll ultimately or inevitably want at a later stage. I was always ambivalent about having children and did not experience the burning sentiment of really wanting children until 30. If I had it earlier I would have been on a path which would have led me to take precautionary measures to safeguard my fertility instead of waiting until my 30s when I developed fertility issues to be vigilant. I wish the general message about only getting two paps a year and the benefits of birth control being confined to birth control as opposed to also regulating hormones which unchecked can give rise to fertility issues could be expanded upon. I wish young women would be enducated early about the pros and cons of hormones or hormonal regulation so they could make better decisions about reproductive health.