Actor Claire Danes has opened up about the emotional complications of getting pregnant in mid-40s.
The star Netflix's “The Beast In Me” admitted that she felt a "funny shame" when she discovered at the age of 44 that she was pregnant.
The actress, 46, was speaking on the “Smartless” podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett earlier this week.
Danes shares three children with husband Hugh Dancy: 12-year-old Cyrus, 7-year-old Rowan and a 2-year-old daughter whose name the couple has kept under wraps.
"I was so old when that happened. I was 44. I didn't think it was possible (to get pregnant by that age),” Danes admitted.
Danes revealed she initially felt embarrassed when she learned she was pregnant, partly due to her age (and the stigma surrounding it) and partly since she and Dancy, 50, were not trying to have more children.
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"I did not foresee this at all. And it was weird. Suddenly, I felt like a funny shame,” she said. “I was naughty. I had been caught fornicating past the point I was meant to. No, it was weird, and it was like I found an edge that I hadn’t been quite conscious of — like I was going outside of the parameters a little bit."
Danes and Dancy welcomed their first born Cyrus Michael Christopher in December 2012, followed by Rowan five years later. The latest addition to the family, their daughter, was born in July 2023.
"It's a trip. I mean, I have a teenager and a toddler at once," Danes said.
Danes and Dancy met in 2006 while featuring as romantic leads in “Evening”. The couple tied the knot in 2009.
On the work front, Danes currently stars in “The Beast In Me”, which premiered on Netflix on November 13.
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