While Virginie Efira gave birth to her second child last year, the actress returned to her relationship with the father of her son.
In August 2023, Virginie Efira welcomed her second child, a boy named Hiro, the fruit of her love with Niels Schneider, thus marking a new chapter in her personal life.
The actress shares her experiences of motherhood, highlighting the differences between her two pregnancies and the importance of awareness of post-natal challenges, supported by her partner.
Virginie Efira addresses the challenges of finding a balance between personal life and social expectations after the birth of her children, revealing an evolution towards more serene motherhood.
In August 2023, Virginie Efira gave birth to her second child at the age of 46. A little boy named Hiro, the fruit of her love story with her companion Niels Schneider. The actress was already a mother of a little girl Aliborn from a previous relationship.
In the columns of Marie-Claire, Virginie Efira explained that the feelings after the birth of her son were very different from those experienced after her first pregnancy. “It’s extremely different, because we’re not in the same place of understanding ourselves, of relating to the world, it’s not the same father. The first time, we ‘fall’ into maternity“, she confided, the one who put her career as a host aside.
Virginie Efira supported by Niels Schneider
For Hiro’s birth, the actress decided to speak openly about her problems to her partner: “At the time, I had been told less – or had less access to the idea – that one might not feel too well after birth. As soon as something went wrong, I felt a guilt Today, we have a lot. more awareness of this notion – le spleen post-natal, etc”she clarified.
She can also count on the presence of Niels Schneider to support her: “There is no no imperative indicated, an injunction to the mother’s frozen happiness. Even the father was warned of this possibility. The feeling of being two parents equally it’s great”she recalled.
“I remember I was lost”
During this interview, the actress notably revealed that she had encountered some difficulties during the birth of her first child: “It is the discovery of the end of carelessness and mobility. And all this happens at the same time as unconditional, vital, necessary love; but also with this immense responsibility, coupled with worry. I remember that I was lost”, she said.
Finding a balance was not easy for Virginie Efira: “I was no longer able to construct myself in relation to what I imagined others expected of me. I wanted to show that I had not changed, that I still had the same relationship with the party. I had all the time afraid of missing any moment of existence Having a child also teaches you that. it’s where you are that something happens“, she concluded. From now on, the actress lives her motherhood more peacefully than at the time!
