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    Vanessa Kirby Recalls Crying Her Eyes Out Watching Live Birth for 'Pieces of a Woman' Preparation

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    Having to portray a woman left grief stricken by her stillborn baby, the young Princess Margaret of ‘The Crown’ reveals she was given a chance to sit in on a birthing experience at Whittington Hospital.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Vanessa Kirby was so in awe of the process of childbirth she held her breath as she observed a woman in labour as research for her new movie.
    In “Pieces of a Woman”, Vanessa portrays Martha, who is left grief stricken after her baby is stillborn, and she felt daunted by her first scenes, which depicted her character giving birth.
    As “The Crown” star has never had children of her own, the actress contacted officials at London’s Whittington Hospital and asked if she could sit in on a birthing experience – and was stunned when an expectant mother agreed.
    “I walked in in my scrubs. We had asked permission and unbelievably she said yes. Not sure I would. Some random actress in there…,” Vanessa remarked to The Sunday Times Culture magazine.
    “Anyway, I sat next to her on the bed and vaguely waved. I was in awe. Her mother was there too. I hardly breathed for six hours.”

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    Asked if she offered encouragement, Vanessa exclaimed, “No! Can you imagine? ‘Go on, girl!’ No, I was silent. It was a greater achievement than I’ve seen anybody do. There were forceps.”
    “At one point she looked at me. Halfway through a difficult contraction. I blew her a kiss. Why? So embarrassing.”
    Although she didn’t know the family, Vanessa found the experience of watching the mum welcome her son very moving.
    “When he was actually born, the nurses brought me round to see him come out. I was crying my eyes out,” she recalled. “All colour came back to the mother. It was holy. And then I was introduced, and they went, ‘Oh God, Princess Margaret!'”
    Vanessa portrayed a young Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of Netflix’s royal drama “The Crown”.

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      Vanessa Kirby Says Film Industry for Women Changed Overnight Due to MeToo Movement

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      The ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ claims the #MeToo movement following Harvey Weinstein scandal has sparked global movement for gender equality in Hollywood.

      Nov 27, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Vanessa Kirby has lauded the #MeToo movement for changing the landscape of the movie industry for women worldwide.
      Following the sexual harassment claims made against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, countless more tales of harassment and discrimination in the industry were brought to light, sparking the global movement for gender equality in Hollywood.
      In addition, #MeToo also served to alter the kinds of roles women were being offered, with “The Crown” star Vanessa telling Esquire magazine the movement “changed things overnight.”

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      “(Before,) I think people just accepted that men are the heroes, they get the journeys, they’re the protagonists, and women are the supporting roles: the wife, the girlfriend,” she shared. “(But now there’s) an active desire for people in power to create (fully realised, three-dimensional) parts for women. And a realisation that female-led movies can make money.”
      “I’m really excited by that,” continued Vanessa. “There are so many stories about women that haven’t been told. And it’s not about putting a woman in a male role and her playing the equivalent of the masculine alpha. Which I also can’t identify with. I don’t feel like I recognise that person, this invincible woman. I want to see women who are humans. I want to see those really raw, big journeys that (female characters) used to have. I really feel that’s my mission, to play a part in bringing that back.”
      Elsewhere in the interview, Vanessa reflected on how she has dealt with the Covid-19 lockdown and admitted it gave her time to pause – which her hectic career hasn’t ever allowed her.
      “I slept loads, which I haven’t done properly for years. We developed a routine. That’s something I’ve never had in my life, that kind of structure,” she said. “It’s soothing, isn’t it? I think it’s what human beings actually need.”

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      Vanessa Kirby Watches Woman Giving Birth in Hospital to Prepare for Birth Scene in New Movie

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      The ‘Crown’ actress follows a midwife and visits Whittington Hospital in London before tackling the 26-minute birth scene in new movie ‘Pieces of a Woman’.
      Sep 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Vanessa Kirby was lucky enough to watch a real-life birth as she prepped for her first leading lady role in “Pieces of a Woman”.
      In the film, “The Crown” star plays Martha – a woman who loses her baby during a home birth. However, as she’s not a mother herself, Vanessa was unsure how to tackle the 26-minute birth scene.
      So she threw herself into preparing for the gig by shadowing a midwife and a paediatrician at London’s Whittington Hospital. And, as part of her time at the hospital, Vanessa actually got to watch a little boy entering the world.
      “Just by pure chance an amazing woman allowed me to watch her give birth,” Vanessa told the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper. “I didn’t know her but she was so generous and allowed me to be there when her boy was born.”
      In addition, Vanessa spoke to several women about how they had coped after losing their babies, and was told by one friend who had had a miscarriage that she “received more support when her dog was put down by the vet.”

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