Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for ‘Hamnet.’ Then She Became One for Real.

杰西·巴克利因《哈姆雷特》而成母,而后她真正成为了母亲。

Modern Love

2025-12-10

36 分钟
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The actor Jessie Buckley says she wasn’t surprised that she got pregnant right after she finished shooting “Hamnet.” The film — starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Buckley as his wife, Agnes — tells the story of a couple grieving the loss of their only son. “When I was filming ‘Hamnet,’ I deeply wanted to become a mother,” Buckley says. “And it was such a gift to move through this woman and her motherhood and her love and her loss before I became a mother myself.” On this episode of “Modern Love,” Buckley describes how she was able to access the vulnerability she portrayed onscreen. And she talks about how her life has changed since having her own child. Plus, she reads the Modern Love essay “The Wrong Kind of Inheritance” by Victoria Dougherty. How to submit a Modern Love Essay to The New York Times. How to submit a Tiny Love Story. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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  • From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.

  • This is Modern Love.

  • I just saw the new movie, Hamnet, starring Paul Mescal and Jesse Buckley.

  • They play William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, grieving the loss of their only son.

  • And while a movie is fiction,

  • it's based on real events that might have inspired Shakespeare to write his play Hamlet.

  • This is a devastating, brilliant movie.

  • Jesse Buckley is masterful.

  • I think she stole the show,

  • which is why I was so excited to sit down with her to talk about this role,

  • her experience of playing a mother on screen,

  • and then the experience of becoming a mother in real life.

  • Plus, she reads an essay about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter.

  • Jesse Buckley, welcome to the show.