{"id":209378,"date":"2025-12-06T02:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/diane-kruger-says-it-took-good-two-years-post-baby-to-feel-like-i-was-me-again\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T02:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:31:13","slug":"diane-kruger-says-it-took-good-two-years-post-baby-to-feel-like-i-was-me-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/diane-kruger-says-it-took-good-two-years-post-baby-to-feel-like-i-was-me-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Kruger says it took &#8216;good two years&#8217; post-baby to &apos;feel like I was me again&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-12-06\" datetime=\"1764988273\" pubdate=\"\">6 December 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/diane-kruger\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,diane-kruger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diane Kruger<\/a> says it took &#8220;a good two years&#8221; after the birth of her daughter to feel like herself again.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Diane Kruger welcomed her daughter into the world in 2018<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old actress &#8220;really stepped back&#8221; from her career after she and her 56-year-old fiance, actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/norman-reedus\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,norman-reedus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norman Reedus<\/a>, welcomed Nova, seven, into the world in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Diane told People: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t film or work for eight months after I had her, and it took me a long time to sort of &#8230; I would say [it took] a good two years to feel like I was me again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nova&#8217;s 7 now, and it feels like I can take this on again and feel good about it, and I don&#8217;t have to worry so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Little Disasters star feels like the current stage in her life is the best time to be working as an actress.<\/p>\n<p>\nDiane &#8211; whose first big film role came in 2004, with her role as Helen of Troy in the historical movie, Troy &#8211; explained: &#8220;All of a sudden, all of these great projects have just landed on my plate. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s been the most amazing two years, where I feel I&#8217;ve done work that I&#8217;ve always dreamed of, and it&#8217;s coming to fruition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nShe added: &#8220;We are in this strange moment of time in my life where there [are] a lot more opportunities for women and for women my age.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe star has also loved doing some international projects recently, such as the HBO period drama, The Seduction.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: &#8220;Being back in France to do some French language projects &#8211; The Seduction that just came out &#8211; it&#8217;s been a really cool time in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn 2023, Diane admitted she finds being a working mother &#8220;incredibly stressful&#8221; due to the pressure of juggling family life with her career.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe told Germany&#8217;s GQ magazine: &#8220;I can put myself in certain situations much more quickly, and a lot of things in the game are easier for me.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I also feel like I&#8217;m much more present because I take on fewer projects and can then enjoy them even more. On the other hand, it is, of course, incredibly stressful because you have two full-time jobs at once.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;You come home, and things continue straight away. And on weekends, you still get up at 7 am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/diane-kruger-says-took-good-two-years-post-baby-feel-like-1434187.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 December 2025 Diane Kruger says it took &#8220;a good two years&#8221; after the birth of her daughter to feel like herself again. 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