Claire Danes is one of the most enviable women in Hollywood with an incredibly long and successful movie career, a number of award wins and the pretty looks to match, and just when you think she can't get any more perfect, she gushes over her marriage to the dashing Hugh Dancy whom she says she is still "genuinely in love with" after all these years. Aww!
The 35-year-old, who is preparing to return to TV screens next month in the next season of political drama Homeland, tied the knot with British actor Dancy in 2009 and while they've notched up quite a few years together, Claire says the spark is still alive in their marriage. "I'm genuinely in love with him," Claire coos in the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine.
"And I like hard things. You know, marriage is hard, but I'm up for it. I don't do anything casually so dating is not for me. I would be marrying everyone I was with. When I met Hugh I was single for the first time and really looking forward to it, kind of bragging, 'I'm going to rock this.' Then I met Hugh...But I like getting into [a relationship]. It's more fun [than being single]. There's so much opportunity if you are interested in each other to go further. It's kind of a beautiful exercise," she explained.
Claire and Hugh, 39, became first-time parents to son Cyrus in December 2012, and while the actress has fully embraced motherhood, she bravely admits that it's not as picture perfect as some make out, revealing that she has her struggles occasionally. "Being a mum is incredibly challenging, but we still feel a pressure to talk about it in very romantic terms. And it's not just that," Claire candidly explains.
"We all have that resentment at times and anxiety about being trapped by the role, that responsibility. And then chemically it can run riot...And there's no 'off' button. [For me] that was the hardest adjustment. You always feel beholden to somebody...And for so long they're like koala bears, you just feel a physical responsibility to be there for them to cling to. It's pretty primal."
Claire Danes and her handsome husband Hugh Dancy have been married since 2009 (WENN)
The US actress goes on to gush over how the one-year-old is beginning to build more of a character in the process of learning to talk, and it sounds just too cute for words. "He's kind of revealing himself to be a bit of a ham which shouldn't really be a surprise," Claire reveals. "A babysitter gave him a kiss goodbye and now he does 'Mwah, mwah' to everybody. Or he says 'Ciao.' It's ridiculous. I did not teach him that. He sings 'Ee-eye ee-eye oh' to himself all the time. And he's a toddler, so he says 'No' and 'More' a lot and he's just started to have temper tantrums. It's scary." Sounds like motherhood is treating you well, Claire!
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