Anna Faris has built a career on making people laugh, but there are currently two people in her life who provide Faris with more than just comic relief. On Thursday (Jan. 21), the Mom star stopped by HuffPost Live to talk about her Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom, raising a child in Hollywood, and why she loves her "sexy" husband Chris Pratt.
The 39-year-old took fans inside a part of her life they don't see very often. Faris opened up about the most important roles she's taken on outside of Hollywood: wife to Jurassic World star Pratt and mother to their three-year-old son Jack.
The two welcomed their child into the world in August 2012. Jack was born nine weeks premature and spent a month in the neonatal intensive-care unit for a month before they were able to take him home. Faris admits becoming a mother completely transformed her as a person.
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"Especially as a woman, your identity changes," Faris told HuffPost Live. "You are now a mom, sort of the most important job in the world, and the pressure and the guilt and all the things that are sort of wrapped up in that, I don't think anyone can prepare you for."
Faris and Pratt are attempting to provide a normal childhood for their son while living under the public eye. The happy parents often struggle with decision to raise Jack outside of Hollywood, in order to ensure he has a more simple and humble upbringing. Faris admits the two are learning to "live a little less selfishly."
Despite his young age, Jack is not camera shy. Faris recalled a time when she was picking Jack up form preschool, only to find some paparazzi waiting outside. Although she wasn't too pleased to see them, Jack greeted them with a wave and said "cheese." She also noted the paparazzi don't usually show up to the school unless her hubby's in town.
Parenting is a new thing for both actors and even though she admits they don't quite know what they're doing, Faris describes the 36-year-old former Parks and Recreation star as a great dad. She loves watching her two boys together, especially when son's face light up whenever Pratt comes home.
Her husband's parenting style is a mix of fun and strict, according to The House Bunny star. The actress couldn't help but gush about Pratt. They met in 2007 on the set of Take Me Home Tonight and married in 2009 in an intimate Bali wedding. He restored her views on love.
Falling in love wasn't hard for her when it came to Pratt. She was blown away by his kind heart and his intelligence. His physical appearance was an obvious plus, but for Faris, it was his personality and character that really drew her in.
"He's humble, and he's a great leader, and he's an incredible father and a great husband," Faris said. "And I feel like, after years of dating people that weren't the best for me, I found somebody who's love I could really accept."
Watch the full interview below:
