(L-R) Christina Ricci and her daughter Cleo.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Christina Ricci/ InstagramChristina Ricciknows the importance of being a present mom.The actress, 44, shared on theLet’s Be Clear with Shannen Dohertypodcast that being away from home during the filming ofYellowjacketsaffected her relationship with her daughter,Cleopatra, who turned 2 in December.“Last year I was commuting back and forth to Vancouver forYellowjackets. She didn’t know me. We had no bond. So that was very upsetting,” she said.Ricci shares the toddler with her husband,Mark Hampton. She is also mom to sonFreddie, 9, whom she shares with ex-husbandJames Heerdegen.Christina Ricci’s daughter Cleo.Christina Ricci/ Instagram"My kids do not like it when I travel. When I’m away, I try to take my son with me as much as I can," she said, noting that taking work trips with her entire family can get pricey.“If you’re a series regular, you have to pay for everything, so I can’t… every time I go up and down, I can’t pay for four people, four flights, you know, and the rooms that you would need and all…it’s just too expensive to travel with everybody all the time,” Ricci said.The mom of two added that although having a work-life balance is “difficult,” she tries to “manage it” to the best of her abilities.Christina Ricci and her family celebrate Halloween.Christina Ricci/ Instagram"I try to get back as often as I can," said Ricci. “I think really the thing that I learned, especially with my son, is mixing him into my work life. Why can’t he come for the weekend to a convention and see what it’s like?“Although Ricci said having Freddie do things like take pictures for her at conventions has been “good,” she pointed out that spending time with him when he was younger was different.“There are certain things like my son was never sleep trained because I had to go back to work when he was 2 months old,” she said.Ricci said her ex-husband “wouldn’t help me at all with anything” and recalled having Freddie sleep in the same bed with her “just to get enough sleep to be able to work the next day.“Christina Ricci as Misty in ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIMEWhile Ricci also had to return to work again when Cleo was 2 months old, she noted that Hampton made the experience “so much easier.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I went and shotWednesdayin Romania when she was 2 months old, and Mark did every single night all night long. Like I just slept and worked the next day, and it made such a huge difference. It was so much easier this time around. You know, you have to have a good supportive partner,” she said.
(L-R) Christina Ricci and her daughter Cleo.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Christina Ricci/ Instagram
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Christina Ricci/ Instagram
Christina Ricciknows the importance of being a present mom.The actress, 44, shared on theLet’s Be Clear with Shannen Dohertypodcast that being away from home during the filming ofYellowjacketsaffected her relationship with her daughter,Cleopatra, who turned 2 in December.“Last year I was commuting back and forth to Vancouver forYellowjackets. She didn’t know me. We had no bond. So that was very upsetting,” she said.Ricci shares the toddler with her husband,Mark Hampton. She is also mom to sonFreddie, 9, whom she shares with ex-husbandJames Heerdegen.Christina Ricci’s daughter Cleo.Christina Ricci/ Instagram"My kids do not like it when I travel. When I’m away, I try to take my son with me as much as I can,” she said, noting that taking work trips with her entire family can get pricey.“If you’re a series regular, you have to pay for everything, so I can’t… every time I go up and down, I can’t pay for four people, four flights, you know, and the rooms that you would need and all…it’s just too expensive to travel with everybody all the time,” Ricci said.The mom of two added that although having a work-life balance is “difficult,” she tries to “manage it” to the best of her abilities.Christina Ricci and her family celebrate Halloween.Christina Ricci/ Instagram"I try to get back as often as I can,” said Ricci. “I think really the thing that I learned, especially with my son, is mixing him into my work life. Why can’t he come for the weekend to a convention and see what it’s like?“Although Ricci said having Freddie do things like take pictures for her at conventions has been “good,” she pointed out that spending time with him when he was younger was different.“There are certain things like my son was never sleep trained because I had to go back to work when he was 2 months old,” she said.Ricci said her ex-husband “wouldn’t help me at all with anything” and recalled having Freddie sleep in the same bed with her “just to get enough sleep to be able to work the next day.“Christina Ricci as Misty in ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIMEWhile Ricci also had to return to work again when Cleo was 2 months old, she noted that Hampton made the experience “so much easier.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I went and shotWednesdayin Romania when she was 2 months old, and Mark did every single night all night long. Like I just slept and worked the next day, and it made such a huge difference. It was so much easier this time around. You know, you have to have a good supportive partner,” she said.
Christina Ricciknows the importance of being a present mom.
The actress, 44, shared on theLet’s Be Clear with Shannen Dohertypodcast that being away from home during the filming ofYellowjacketsaffected her relationship with her daughter,Cleopatra, who turned 2 in December.
“Last year I was commuting back and forth to Vancouver forYellowjackets. She didn’t know me. We had no bond. So that was very upsetting,” she said.
Ricci shares the toddler with her husband,Mark Hampton. She is also mom to sonFreddie, 9, whom she shares with ex-husbandJames Heerdegen.
Christina Ricci’s daughter Cleo.Christina Ricci/ Instagram
Christina Ricci/ Instagram
“My kids do not like it when I travel. When I’m away, I try to take my son with me as much as I can,” she said, noting that taking work trips with her entire family can get pricey.
“If you’re a series regular, you have to pay for everything, so I can’t… every time I go up and down, I can’t pay for four people, four flights, you know, and the rooms that you would need and all…it’s just too expensive to travel with everybody all the time,” Ricci said.
The mom of two added that although having a work-life balance is “difficult,” she tries to “manage it” to the best of her abilities.
Christina Ricci and her family celebrate Halloween.Christina Ricci/ Instagram
“I try to get back as often as I can,” said Ricci. “I think really the thing that I learned, especially with my son, is mixing him into my work life. Why can’t he come for the weekend to a convention and see what it’s like?”
Although Ricci said having Freddie do things like take pictures for her at conventions has been “good,” she pointed out that spending time with him when he was younger was different.
“There are certain things like my son was never sleep trained because I had to go back to work when he was 2 months old,” she said.
Ricci said her ex-husband “wouldn’t help me at all with anything” and recalled having Freddie sleep in the same bed with her “just to get enough sleep to be able to work the next day.”
Christina Ricci as Misty in ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
While Ricci also had to return to work again when Cleo was 2 months old, she noted that Hampton made the experience “so much easier.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I went and shotWednesdayin Romania when she was 2 months old, and Mark did every single night all night long. Like I just slept and worked the next day, and it made such a huge difference. It was so much easier this time around. You know, you have to have a good supportive partner,” she said.
source: people.com
