Emily Blunt, one of Hollywood’s A-listers, has decided to take a break from the big screen to prioritize spending time with her children. During an interview on Bruce Bozzi’s iHeart podcast, Blunt shared her decision, explaining that she wants to be there for her daughters, Hazel and Violet, during their formative years. With her oldest child turning nine, Blunt said: “This year, I’m not working. I worked quite a bit last year and my oldest baby is 9, so we’re in the last year of single digits.”
“And I just feel [like] there are cornerstones to their day that are so important when they’re little. And it’s, ‘Will you wake me up? Will you take me to school? Will you pick me up? Will you put me to bed?’ And I just need to be there for all of them for a good stretch. And I just felt that in my bones.” the Jungle Cruise actress added.
Blunt’s decision comes just before the release of her latest film, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” where she plays Kitty Oppenheimer. Despite her break, she has several upcoming projects in the works, including “The Fall Guy” with Ryan Gosling and “Pain Hustlers” with Chris Evans.
Discussing her character in “Pain Hustlers,” Blunt expressed her frustration with the expectation for female characters in Hollywood to conform to a likable and idealized image. “I feel strongly that most female characters in Hollywood are usually held up to some sort of feminine ideal,” she said. “And I’m always hearing this like, ‘Is she likable?’ I like, I don’t give a fuck if she’s likable, you know? And no man has ever asked that. Like, those guys in The Big Short or Wolf of Wall Street, we were never concerned if they were likable and they were doing terrible, corrupt things.”
Apart from her professional life, Blunt revealed her close friendship with Oppenheimer co-star Matt Damon, who coincidentally lives in the same Brooklyn building. “Matt [Damon] is just the most easygoing, beautiful person. Lucy is even more beautiful — sorry, Matt. But we all became friends and then they moved to Brooklyn and they said, ‘We found this amazing building.’ And of course, we were like, ‘We’ll live in the same building!’ But there’s really lovely, cool people living in Brooklyn and we have Sunday night dinners … the kids love each other.”
Blunt also spoke about the quality time she shares with her husband, John Krasinski, particularly in the mornings before their children wake up.
“We [rescued] a puppy who’s absolutely beautiful. … I wasn’t wanting to get a dog, but the kids were pushing for it and John was up for it,” she noted. “I don’t mind getting up early with this puppy because it means that John and I can kind of talk in the morning and catch up and really talk before the kids are up and everything. … I love watching things like The Voice. I mean, we love The Voice,” she added.
