Not fair: There’s huge pressure for motherhood, says Emily Blunt

Actor claims society makes women defensive of life choices

LONDON: British beauty Emily Blunt has said that there is great social pressure on women regarding whether or not they decide to become mothers and the choices they make, after they do.

In her new film The Girl on the Train, the 33-year-old Blunt stars as Rachel Watson, a recent divorcee and alcoholic who becomes obsessed with a seemingly perfect couple she sees every day while passing their home on the train. As the story of the film tackles aspects of motherhood, Blunt has opened up on how she feels about it.

Speaking at the film’s world premiere on Tuesday night, Blunt said, “There is a huge societal pressure on women when it comes to motherhood and these ‘mommy cults’ that go on. It makes women feel they have to be defensive about the choices they make; whether they want to be mothers or not or whether they want to breastfeed or not.”

Blunt further went on to state that in the domestic world, women can be a bit cruel towards each other, more so than in any other environment. “I think this film really captures that ... I think women will really relate to the film and see aspects of themselves, or themselves fully, in any one of these characters.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 23^rd, 2016.

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