Leighton Meester shows off her balancing skills during a surf outing in Malibu, Calif., just last week.
04.03.2022 - 16:09 / usmagazine.com
Mother knows best. Leighton Meester offered some rare insight into her family life while speaking about her new film, The Weekend Away.
“I really was excited about playing a new mother who’s having a weekend away for the first time, which is the most exciting and really the most terrifying prospect when you have a new baby,” the Gossip Girl alum, 35, told Cosmopolitan UK on Thursday, March 3. “I felt like that was the kind of character that I could very easily relate to, slip into, and have compassion for. When I got the script breakdown it was like a 35-year-old with a 10-month-old and I was like, ‘That is exactly me.'”
Meester, who shares daughter Arlo, 6, and a son with husband Adam Brody, explained that it can be difficult being away from her children, especially when she’s working on location, as she did for The Weekend Away. “The element of being away from your child is very different from when you’re with your child,” the Single Parents alum said. “At least for me. When anything happens, if your kid gets hurt or something happens, that’s your number one concern.”
She continued: “[My character, Beth is] not with her kid, so that would drive me mad. I would be devastated to be in a situation like that and be thousands of miles away from my kid.”
Though Meester prefers to keep her personal life out of the spotlight, she has previously opened up about how she and the O.C. alum, 42, rely on one another while parenting. “I just don’t believe in balance. I think that’s not possible if you’re a working mother — and with single mothers, I cannot even imagine that,” the Date Night actor told Shape in March 2019. “Some days my husband makes dinner, and some days I do. Other days, I’m too tired, and I eat a bowl of cereal for
Leighton Meester shows off her balancing skills during a surf outing in Malibu, Calif., just last week.
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Leighton Meester, 35, and Adam Brody, 42, went surfing together in Malibu on Thursday, March 17. The married TV stars were pictured riding the waves on separate white surfboards in the Pacific Ocean. They dressed accordingly by wearing black wetsuits and pairs of water shoes. Leighton and Adam also each wore a hat to block out the beaming Southern California sun.
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Leighton Meester is talking Gossip Girl!
Leighton Meester has said being a working mother is the “ultimate guilt”. The former Gossip Girl actor, 35, who shares two children with actor husband Adam Brody, 42, added that being away from her children while she works “doesn’t seem to get better”. Meester is the star of the new Netflix film The Weekend Away, which dropped on the streaming platform last week.
Leighton Meester is opening up about the mom guilt she experienced while filming her new Netflix movie, The Weekend Away.
Leighton Meester is getting real about being a working mom. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with the 35-year-old actress about the challenges of being away from her family when she's on set for work. Meester and her husband, Adam Brody, share two kids, Arlo, 6, and a son, who was born in 2020.«It doesn't seem like it gets better,» Meester told ET of being away from her kids.
Leighton Meester is getting real about being a working mom. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with the 35-year-old actress about the challenges of being away from her family when she's on set for work. Meester and her husband, Adam Brody, share two kids, Arlo, 6, and a son, who was born in 2020.«It doesn't seem like it gets better,» Meester told ET of being away from her kids.
Adam Brody, 42, and Leighton Meester, 35, packed on the PDA while taking a break to hit some waves in Malibu on Thursday, sharing a kiss while out at the beach. Adam donned a full wet suit for the outing, and was spotted giving his wife a smooch as she sported a long, casual t-shirt dress post-ocean adventure.
Leighton Meester is enjoying a fun day at the beach to celebrate the release of her new movie!
Mother knows best. Leighton Meester offered some rare insight into her family life while speaking about her new film, The Weekend Away.
Leighton Meester knows all too well about facing mom guilt when leaving her two children.
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Although they keep their romance super private, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are still one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples. It’s probably because both stars hail from two different TV shows that are absolutely beloved by fans. Leighton, 35, played the iconic Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, while Adam, 42, starred as the lovable Seth Cohen in The O.C. While the couple didn’t share the screen on their popular shows, they have worked together in Hollywood a few times. Leighton and Adam have been together for nearly a decade and have expanded their family with the arrival of two children. As their love continues, we’re taking a look back at the timeline of Leighton and Adam’s romance.