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Lizzy Caplanis opening up about her experiences as a mom.
Speaking withGrazia USAabout her role in the Hulu miniseriesFleishman Is in Trouble, the 40-year-old actress also talked about the joy she’s found since welcoming a son, Alfie, with husband and fellow actor Tom Riley in 2021.
“There are moments where you’re just watching this little person do a thing and you’re just beaming at him and you don’t even realize you’re beaming until maybe you see a picture of yourself watching him do this thing and you realize, ‘Oh my, I’m smiling so much right now,’ " said the new mom. “I was smiling without being totally aware that I’m smiling — it’s like this unrivaled pure joy.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Caplan spoke about her and Riley, 41, coming to the decision to become parents later than others.
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Caplan and Riley got engaged in May 2016. The couple first stepped out on the red carpet together at the Prague Opera Ball in February 2016, a year after they met in January 2015 while Caplan was filming in London.
“We got a lot of life in before we had a kid, so we were both very ready to do this,” she said, praising Riley as the “father of the century.”
“And it’s just so much more mind-blowing and better than you could imagine before actually going through with it,” she continued. “That’s been our experience.”
After working on back-to-back projects since becoming a mom, Caplan talked about slowing down at the year’s end, which means more time with Alfie.
“Motherhood’s good stuff,” she shared. “Highly recommend. 10 out of 10 would recommend.”
source: people.com
