Morena Baccarin reprises her role as Wade Wilson’s love interest, Vanessa, in Deadpool 2, which I won’t say too much about to avoid spoilers. While there is some small context to ask Morena about kids given her character’s arc, it seems like the questions turned to her little ones because most interviewers can’t really seem to grasp the idea that there are other things to ask a woman. Anyway, Morena was asked what it’s like to have two kids under five in the house with husband Ben McKenzie. According to Morena, it’s a real-life game of Survivor, one she hopes they will all come out of in one piece.
Ever since becoming a mother of two, Morena Baccarin has one goal: survive.
“One kid is like, OK, life has changed. All your attention goes to one kid,” the Gotham star told Us Weekly at the 2018 Fragrance Foundation Awards in NYC on Tuesday, June 12. “With two you’re just trying to survive. If you get through the day and no one has died, everything is good.”
Baccarin, 39, and husband Ben McKenzie are parents of 2-year-old daughter Frances. The Deadpool 2 actress shares son, Julius, 4, with former spouse Austin Chick.
“I have two toddlers, 4 and 2,” Baccarin told Us. “Four is not really a toddler but it’s still that dwindling toddler age. There’s still a little bit of that . . . he’s not always rational.”
But despite the tantrums, being a mom is the Brazil native’s favorite role to date. “It’s just very humbling,” she revealed. “It’s an experience that is about watching a human being become a person. It’s really incredible and it makes you see the world through their eyes and I wish we lived in that world.”
There is a sense of battle mode with kids that young, aged that close together. Especially because you stupidly believe the children will act the same way their sibling did at each stage. But children like to feed off of your fear so the minute you show any confidence, they switch up their game plan. I’m kidding. I agree with Morena that when you go from two parents devoting all their attention to one non-ambulatory child to dividing focus between two crazed toddlers, all bets are off. You live your life behind the eight-ball until they leave for college.
Morena also talked about her bond with Ben and how they keep things alive with date nights. Morena said, “The bond between you really has to be strong in order to survive the trials and tribulations of being a parent.” It’s not bad advice but given the origin story to their relationship, I’m not sure I’ll seek their suggestions in that area.
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I’ve been giving her the side eye ever since it came out how she and Ben got together….
Me too! It’s one thing to cheat on your spouse–bad. It’s another to get knocked up when the affair has barely started.
I like them as a couple. She upgraded I don’t why she was with the other guy
Their daughter is two already…what year is this lol
This… wasn’t she born like 6 months ago? Where have I been?
Beautiful woman but what is she wearing in that first photo????
I assume she has no idea how birth control works. B@tch, please.
I find her so ridiculously beautiful. I wish we saw her more often in media.
I live with kids that age (not mine), and while I have no desire for my own, I get the appeal that she’s talking about. It’s really fascinating watching them grow into fully formed people. All the new ways they look at the things you pass on to them.
“…Being a mom is the Brazil native’s favorite role to date.” Could this writing be any more cliche?
She resembles Gal Gadot.
I always appreciate when celebrities acknowledge how hard it is to be a parent. I’m at home with 2 little ones and it feels like my husband, my childless friends and older relatives who have forgotten what it’s like to have little ones really don’t get it. I spend most of my days feeling like a complete and utter failure because I’m barely keeping up. I swear if my husband asks me once more what I did all day I’m going to lose it. Parents who are publically vocal about the challenges are my saviors. It might seem boring or redundant others but to barely keeping it together mom it offer much needed reassurrance.
You should go for a spa weekend and have your husband take care of the kids (even better do it for a 3 day weekend). He’ll stop asking you what you did all day real quick I have a feeling!
I am right there with you, I have 2 kids the same age as Baccarin and it is TOUGH. It’s comforting when other parents talk about the challenges and don’t act like it’s all sunshine and rainbows.
I cannot agree enough – make him take care of *everything* for a whole two days – don’t answer the phone, don’t respond to texts .. I bet he shuts up real quick (and buys you flowers to boot)!
She’s so pretty but I totally completely irrationally hate her because she gets to have sex with Ben McKenzie who is my ultimate celebrity crush. She could cure cancer and my crazy ass would be like Um attention seeking much????? Hahahah.
She looks like his mother.
This is just mean and completely unnecessary.
He’s older than her.
I love her in the Deadpool movies, and loved her in Firefly. And she was okay in Homeland and Gotham. I try not to think too hard about the shady way she got with Ben McKenzie, b/c I’d rather stay a fan of her performances.
Why is her age in this story but, not his?
Same thing i was thinking @KY