Emily Blunt: ‘The first pregnancy is the most self-indulgent thing in the world’

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War doesn’t come out until April 22, but the stars have begun to promote the film full-blown this week. Charlize Theron gave her first promotional interview to WSJ. Magazine already, Jessica Chastain is on a bunch of magazine covers, and now Emily Blunt covers the new issue of C Magazine. Did you forget that she’s pregnant? I keep forgetting that. And so does she! Some highlights:

Her second pregnancy: “The first pregnancy is the most self-indulgent thing in the world because you get massages and prenatal yoga and hypnotherapy CDs. During this one I forget that I’m even pregnant. I’m hoisting a 2-year-old around!”

Working motherhood: “It’s quite a juggle with children, especially young children who are now able to vocalize, ‘please don’t go.’ I don’t want to feel torn,” she said.

She’d love to work with John Krasinski, just not as his on-screen love interest: “I think we would prefer it to be something where we’re not married or boyfriend and girlfriend. Our chemistry is not up for public consumption. We’d like to do a play. That would be cool.”

Her role in The Huntsman: “You’d be surprised by how much I enjoyed [playing an evil queen] and how easy it was to be this person, which is worrying. She’s not just this rampaging villain. She’s actually someone who, as delusional as she is, is thinking she’s doing the right thing – and that was exciting to me. [It was] a huge dream of mine to have a massive queen-off with her [Charlize Theron].”

Working on The Girl on the Train while pregnant: “It was actually more physical than I realized, which worried me a little, but I wasn’t telling anyone until a little later on. I told a couple of people like [co-star] Justin Theroux pretty early because he and I were doing some of the physical stuff together. He’s my friend, and I think he knew anyway – you know how friends just have a feeling.”

[From People & The Daily Mail]

I think that’s interesting that she wants to work with John but that she doesn’t want to play his love interest. What would they play? Mortal enemies? Ha. And I love the idea of a “queen-off” between Charlize and Emily, even though I think The Huntsman is going to be one giant “WHAT?” I sort of don’t get the plot, but maybe the plot is not important. What’s important is the queen-off.

And here are some photos of Emily, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth at The Huntsman photocall in Hamburg today.

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Photos courtesy of C Magazine, WENN.

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  1. Wiffie says:

    So right!! First pregnancy I took buck naked 3 hour naps every day.

    Second time around,I had that 2 year old “alarm clock” that doesn’t have a snooze button and was run ragged. It was rough. She had baby PTSD from my morning sickness and it took a year before she didn’t cry when I coughed. It was rough, man.

    • Polkasox says:

      Mine has been a pain in the butt! Nausea, severe headaches, contractions, preterm labor concerns, modified bedrest… Thank god we’re having twins cause I don’t know how I could do this with a toddler!

  2. mom2two says:

    Emily has made the statement before about working with John, as a love interest, that it would bother her to read or hear people discussing a lack of on screen chemistry between them. It’s not surprising she would want to work with him where they would not be love interests.

  3. HH says:

    Does anyone else get her and Olivia Wilde confused? I don’t know why. And because I get them mixed up, I also mix up who they are married to.

  4. Sam says:

    I love what she said about their chemistry not being up for public consumption. YES that is so right. I have never really thought about it like this, and It is so dead on. Love them both.

  5. Good for Emily Blunt, I don’t think that is a typical pregnancy; I’ve had two friends who went to the depths of depression over their first pregnancy.

  6. Sunnyside says:

    She’s so right about the first pregnancy. It was wonderful and I napped every day. HAD to or I just couldn’t get through the day. When I was pregnant with my second I was chasing the first around and then when I was pregnant with the third I was chasing around 2 kids under 2 and calving out cows by myself. With the first I felt pregnant all the time and everything in my day revolved around pregnancy. With the third I forgot I was pregnant most of the time. Too much to do.

  7. UmamiMommy says:

    Sigh. This one again. I used to really like her until I started reading her interviews. With my first pregnancy I was taking conference calls while on bedrest, out of necessity. Once again, her privilege is showing.

    • ohdear says:

      …her experience is showing. I was a special ed teacher for very high risk students, and I took a nap most days. My workload was very heavy. It wasn’t privilege, it was how I experienced my pregnancy, which sounds like a few other posters on here, too.

      • UmamiMommy says:

        And I would agree with you had she said, “MY first pregnancy” instead of “THE first pregnancy.” Talking about her own experience is great. Speaking for mine is not.

  8. Sara says:

    I agree. My first was with twins and I just rested and shopped mostly. My second pregnancy or 3rd baby was not too bad and my 4th is killing me. I’m so tired and beat. I also forget I’m pregnant most days. I also had more emotional support with my first three due to my parents being alive than now. Support has a lot to do with it.

    I cannot wait until I give birth this time, so I won’t be as tired. Sounds crazy, but I feel more rested after I give birth.

  9. manta says:

    Not wanting to play love interests for each other seems to be the decision from both of them. She specifically said “we”. And I don’t see what’s so astonishing about it. Rowlands and Cassavetes played sister and brother after 30 years of marriage. Branagh and Thompson played college friends in Peter’s friends. Amy Madigan and Ed Harris frequently play together, and not necessarily spouses/lovers. It’s actually more interesting than the catchy ” oh real couple plays lovers” angle.