Brenda Track is opening up about her motherhood journey.
In a brand new cowl story for Bustle, the previous Disney star, 36, acquired candid about how welcoming sons Dakota, 3, and Carson, 2, with fiancé Macaulay Culkin, 44, made her “question a lot,” together with ageism in Hollywood and methods to juggle being a mother whereas working.
“I had two pregnancies in the same calendar year. It was a lot,” Track shared in an interview revealed Tuesday. “Once I stepped into motherhood, it made me question a lot: my place in this industry, my place as a woman, ageism in this industry, society’s pressures of what beauty is, what being young is.”
The “Suite Life of Zack and Cody” alum stated that turning into a mother additionally introduced up feelings about issues she “never questioned before,” like if appearing was nonetheless within the playing cards for her.
“My priority is my children, so I can’t just uproot my life and go live in Bulgaria for nine months to shoot a movie,” she continued. “I was like, ‘Does acting still fit in my life?’”
Admitting that Culkin advised her she was “insane” for considering it was curtains for her profession after the arrival of their little ones, Track, who is about to star in Netflix’s new comedy sequence “Running Point,” declared that “family life is the most important thing.”
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“But I’ve always said to be the best parent, the best partner, I have to be the best me. And a huge part of that is work. I have to be able to honor that,” Track added.
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In February 2022, Track additionally saved it actual on juggling motherhood and her appearing profession, telling E! Information that she initially “never thought” she may put her profession “in the backseat.”
“I never thought that I could really put my career in the backseat,” Track advised the outlet on the time. “But, at the end of the day, if I had to stop doing what I’m doing to be a better mom, I would do it without blinking an eye because my son is the most important thing and I just want to be the best mom for him.”
The “Last Showgirl” star additionally echoed how turning into a guardian affected her profession selections, including, “Because now I really think about where things are being shot, how long they’re being shot for because everything revolves around my son.”
