"Nobody Talks About The Tough Parts" Said Radhika Apte On Her Pregnancy Experience

Radhika Apte and her husband, British violinist and composer Benedict Taylor, welcomed a baby girl on December 15. The couple is currently receiving congratulatory messages from all corners. In an interview with Vogue, Radhika opened up about her pregnancy journey. The actress shared that she knew was pregnant right away and “started telling people the very next day.” She added, “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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Talking about her maternity shoot and the whirlwind of changes her body went through, Radhika Apte shared, “I did this photo shoot a week before giving birth. Truth is, 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 had skewed my perspective on everything. Now, not even two weeks into motherhood, my body looks different again.” 

The actress mentioned, “I look at these photos with much kinder eyes and feel bad for being so hard on myself. Now, I can see only beauty in these changes, and I know I will cherish these photos forever.”

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Radhika Apte also opened up about how she and her husband, Benedict Taylor, were uncertain about having children. She said, “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,” 

The actress further talked about how no one talks about the “tough parts” of pregnancy. “Most women I know have had tough pregnancies, and 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 said.

Radhika Apte married Benedict Taylor in 2012. The couple first met in 2011 in London.

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