Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for 'Hamnet.' Then She Became a Real One. (Encore)

Modern Love

The New York Times

Love, New York Times, Nytimes, Essay, Loss, Storytelling, Society & Culture, Redemption, Nyt

4.3 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Oscar-nominated actress talks about the primal love and grief of motherhood.

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0:00.0	Love now and...
0:03.2	Love, but stronger than anything.
0:07.2	And I love you more than anything.
0:10.4	There's to love. Love.
0:11.3	There's to love. Love.
0:16.2	From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
0:18.4	This is Modern Love.
0:20.2	I think it's safe to say that Jesse Buckley is killing it this award season.
0:25.0	She's the star of the movie Hamnet, where she plays Shakespeare's wife, Anyas.
0:29.4	She's won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a SAG award for this role,
0:33.8	and she's nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
0:37.2	But in one of her recent acceptance speeches, Jesse said the best role of her life is being a mom.
0:43.7	I talked to Jesse last fall right after she gave birth to her daughter about playing a mother on screen and becoming one in real life.
0:51.2	So with the Oscars this weekend, here's my conversation with Jesse Buckley.
0:59.0	Jesse Buckley, welcome to the show. Oh, thank you. Thanks for having me. You recently had a baby.
1:04.9	Congratulations. Thank you. How is everyone doing? Everyone's doing great. It's, I mean, everything's different.
1:13.0	I remember one of my friends, when I was pregnant, sent me something that really resonated with me and was like such a little gift.
1:23.6	But she said, just remember that you are also a new thing.
1:27.4	Everything's new, you know.
1:28.8	This little humans new, you're new, your relationship's new, your whole relationship to the world is new.
1:37.3	It's intense, but it's just, I just love it.
1:43.0	Love it so much.
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