“From body image struggles to hormonal changes, the actress shares an honest account of her motherhood journey”
December 19, 2024: Radhika Apte and her husband, British violinist and composer Benedict Taylor, welcomed their baby girl on December 15, marking a joyful milestone for the couple. Amid the flood of congratulatory messages, the actress got candid about the challenges of pregnancy in an interview with Vogue.
“It Wasn’t an Accident, but It Was Still a Shock”
Reflecting on her pregnancy, Radhika revealed, “I knew I was pregnant right away and started telling people the very next day. It’s such a stupid story, really. I don’t want to make it public, but let’s just say it’s funny how it happened. It wasn’t an accident, but we also weren’t trying. And it still came as a shock.”
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The actress admitted to having mixed feelings about the transformation her body underwent. Sharing insights from her maternity photoshoot, which took place just a week before she gave birth, Radhika said, “I struggled to embrace how I looked at the time. I had never seen myself put on so much weight. My body was swollen, I had shooting pains in my pelvis, and the lack of sleep skewed my perspective on everything. Now, not even two weeks into motherhood, my body looks different again.”
“I’ve Learned to Be Kinder to Myself”
Looking back at her photos, Radhika expressed gratitude for the journey. “I look at these photos with much kinder eyes and feel bad for being so hard on myself. Now, I see only beauty in these changes, and I know I will cherish these photos forever,” she said.
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Uncertain Beginnings and Honest Conversations
Radhika also spoke about how she and Benedict weren’t always sure about having children. “I think it’s easier when people know whether they want a child or not. In our case, neither of us wanted kids, but there was this one per cent curiosity about what it would be like. Then, when this happened, we wondered whether to even go ahead,” she explained.
Highlighting the challenges of pregnancy, Radhika criticized the narrative that often glorifies the experience. “Most women I know have had tough pregnancies. Honestly, it’s like menopause or your period—those hormones are no joke. But while we openly talk about how awful periods and menopause are, pregnancy gets this whole glow treatment. Sure, giving birth is amazing, but no one talks about the tough parts, and I find that absurd.”
Radhika Apte and Benedict Taylor, who met in London in 2011, tied the knot in 2012. Their journey into parenthood has been an emotional and transformative experience that Radhika is now sharing with a rare honesty.
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