From trying to control all that sweat to preventing sunburns at the beach,summer comes with an arrayof unique challenges, especially for parents with young kids likeCate Blanchett.
When asked about the hardest part of being a mom to her four children — daughter Edith Vivian Patricia, 4, plus sonsIgnatius Martin, 11, Roman Robert, 15, and Dashiell John, 17 — theWhere’d You Go,Bernadettestar tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, “Trying to apply sunscreen to a 4-year-old.”
But all of theother areas of motherhood, the Oscar winner says, are the “easiest.”
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Blanchett’s kids — whom she shares with her husband of 21 years, Australian writer and producerAndrew Upton— also help keep her humble.
Getting out of character as Bernadette Fox in her new dramedy, based onMaria Semple’s 2012 best-selling novel, simply required sitting down with her family for a meal.
“I take the wig off and have dinner with my children, who tolerate zero navel-gazing,” Blanchett says.
Cate Blanchett as Bernadette Fox inWhere’d You Go, Bernadette.Annapurna Pictures
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Starring as a once-buzzy Los Angeles architect who loses her creative spark when she relocates to Seattle for her Microsoft-executive husband also allowed the actress to play a complex female character.
“They have always been there, they’ve just been thin on the ground and poorly resourced,” Blanchettsays of strong female leads. “I’m relishing the diversity of voices currently being unleashed.”
Where’d You Go, Bernadetteopens Aug. 16.
For more on Cate Blanchett, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands now.
source: people.com
