Elle Fanning in Harper’s Bazaar UK.Photo: Harper’s Bazaar UK/Alexi Lubomirski
Elle Fanningis opening up about how her time playing Catherine the Great influenced her hopes of one day starting a family.Appearing on the cover ofHarper’s Bazaar UK’s May issue,The Greatactress, 24, talked about her experience portraying the pregnancy and public childbirth ofthe iconic Russian empress.“I was obsessed with it. I had a bespoke bump with boobs molded onto me that went all the way up to my neck,” she told the outlet. “Thecostume teamtold me that this is pretty accurately what my body will look like when I’m pregnant… which did feel quite crazy.“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 juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Elle Fanning in Harper’s Bazaar UK.Harper’s Bazaar UK/Alexi LubomirskiOnce she got used to wearing the piece, Fanning said she “loved the wayit looked.““It made me want to do it, to be pregnant,” she shared.The fictionalized take on the historic figure allowed Fanning to wear “regal 18th-century maternity wear” like corset crop-tops that she described as “veryRihannawith child.“Elle Fanning in Harper’s Bazaar UK.Harper’s Bazaar UK/Alexi LubomirskiLater in the interview, Fanning was asked what she wants to doin the next decade, revealing that starting a family is on her list.“I’d love to play Grace Kelly in something. And to have kids,” the currently single actress said, noting, “I’m a hopeless romantic. Ibelieve in loveat first sight.“Fanning added, “Call me crazy, but I believe in those things. I feel that it’s my destiny.”
Elle Fanningis opening up about how her time playing Catherine the Great influenced her hopes of one day starting a family.
Appearing on the cover ofHarper’s Bazaar UK’s May issue,The Greatactress, 24, talked about her experience portraying the pregnancy and public childbirth ofthe iconic Russian empress.
“I was obsessed with it. I had a bespoke bump with boobs molded onto me that went all the way up to my neck,” she told the outlet. “Thecostume teamtold me that this is pretty accurately what my body will look like when I’m pregnant… which did feel quite crazy.”
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Elle Fanning in Harper’s Bazaar UK.Harper’s Bazaar UK/Alexi Lubomirski
Once she got used to wearing the piece, Fanning said she “loved the wayit looked.”
“It made me want to do it, to be pregnant,” she shared.
The fictionalized take on the historic figure allowed Fanning to wear “regal 18th-century maternity wear” like corset crop-tops that she described as “veryRihannawith child.”
Later in the interview, Fanning was asked what she wants to doin the next decade, revealing that starting a family is on her list.
“I’d love to play Grace Kelly in something. And to have kids,” the currently single actress said, noting, “I’m a hopeless romantic. Ibelieve in loveat first sight.”
Fanning added, “Call me crazy, but I believe in those things. I feel that it’s my destiny.”
source: people.com
