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Actress Jessie Buckley has said her role in new film Hamnet made her feel the “deep need” to become a mother.<\/p>\n
In an interview with British Vogue, the 36-year-old admitted that embodying a mother mourning the loss of a child made her feel drawn to becoming a parent.<\/p>\n
\nHamnet<\/p>\n
Buckley stars in the historical drama, based on Maggie O’Farrell\u2019s novel of the same name, which explores the relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway – historically known as Anne – in the aftermath of their 11-year-old son\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
She told British Vogue that embodying someone who had lost a child tapped a “deep need” in her to “find” her own.<\/p>\n
The Killarney-born actor tied the knot with her husband in 2023, and they welcomed their first child last year.<\/p>\n
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\nJessie Buckley, who is on the cover of British Vogue’s February issue. PA Photo credit: Jack Davison\/Vogue UK\/PA Wire<\/p>\n
She became pregnant shortly after filming for Hamnet wrapped in September 2024 and said her “first time out of the house” after giving birth was to take her daughter to see a screening of the film.<\/p>\n
It has been reported that Buckley has previously spoken about “deeply wanting” to become a mother after taking on the role of one.<\/p>\n
Buckley said becoming a mother was a big change.<\/p>\n
She said: “I said to somebody the other day, ‘It\u2019s a bit like being a beetle on your back\u2019.<\/p>\n
“A friend said to me, \u2018Don\u2019t forget that you\u2019re also a new thing when you become a mother.\u2019<\/p>\n
“A lot of attention is given to this little baby but your relationship to the world is new, your relationship with your partner is new, your relationship to your work is new.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t know what the next story is that I need to tell because it\u2019s seismic what\u2019s happened.”<\/p>\n