Autumn Reeser wasn’t widowed, but she may have felt the stress of solo parenting after her divorce while struggling to find herself once again. The actor and her ex-husband, Jesse Warren, were married in 2009. After welcoming two sons, Finn and Dashiell, the duo called it quits in 2014.
Her sons were quite young when she and Warren went their separate ways, meaning things may have occasionally gotten chaotic for the single mom. “The Wedding Veil” actor also had a busy filming schedule, which could also make motherhood extra challenging. Though she adores being a mom, Reeser told Green Child Magazine that it took a while to feel in control after having her little ones, “I didn’t feel fully back into my own skin or in charge of my own autonomy until almost three years later. I found those years pretty awful, personally, and I was desperate to just be able to be present and love that moment with my kids, but I was so triggered by their strong emotions and the constant feeling of being needed so completely.”
The feeling of being pulled in a million different directions while having to put on a brave face for her kiddos may have been what helped Reeser resonate with her character in “Always Amore.”
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