Okay, stop what you’re doing because Alicia Vikander just gave us a rare peek behind the velvet curtain of her Hollywood-meets-parenthood life. Spoiler: it’s real, messy, and kind of relatable.
The 36-year-old Oscar winner opened up to British Vogue about juggling her acting career with being a mom of two kids (their first son arrived in 2021, and the sequel came in 2024). And yes, she did use the words *mom guilt*—because apparently even Hollywood royalty can’t escape it.
She spilled: “It can be very long days, and a lot of the time you will leave before the kids get up and then maybe not be back before they sleep. With all the parent and mom guilt that you already carry with you constantly — I am battling that a lot, all the time.” Translation: Alicia’s out here crushing it at work but also silently panicking about missing out on snack time.
Before all the kid chaos, Alicia revealed she had a miscarriage and was honestly terrified about becoming a mom. She admitted, “I love being a mom. I was terrified of what it is, going into it. I wasn’t really very maternal until I had my own children. But maybe even more after the second one arrived, I started to feel like, OK, I know this a little bit now. I’m a bit kinder to myself too.”
Basically, Alicia went from *oh no, babies??* to *actually, I’m kind of killing this parenting thing*. And honestly? Relatable vibes for anyone trying to figure out adulting while keeping some kind of social life alive.
