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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Williams Praises Her 4 Children as 'Great Life Checkers' as She Opens Up About Balancing Motherhood with Her Career
Michelle Williams chatted with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman about balancing motherhood with her career The Dying for Sex actress is a mom of four children, daughter Monica with her then-boyfriend, the late Heath Ledger, and three other children with her husband Thomas Kail Williams says her children are "such great life checkers" and that her "best day with my children is better than my best day at work"Michelle Williams is opening up about balancing motherhood with her busy work schedule. During a podcast appearance on a recent episode of Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, the Dying for Sex star, 44, shared her thoughts on being a working mom, sharing that her "best day with my children is better than my best day at work." "Kids are such great life checkers. They force you to put your best self in front of them," the mom of four said. "You can't abdicate your life and your work and your own desires, but you do have to put them in check and figure out which master you're gonna serve." "Because the truth is, if work is going well, somebody else is taking care of the kids, and if you're in a high point with your kids, the work is shoved to the side," she added. "You can't be equally good at them at the exact same time, and you have to allow for that give and take, but then also replenish the other things. If you have a big period of being at home, you need to go back to what you've left unattended and put some light over there." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "So, I think it's just this constant back and forth, but making sure that you don't leave one of them unattended for too long," she continued. "My best day with my children is better than my best day at work. I am more thrilled with that high than I am with a work high." For the proud mom, it's all a balancing act. She noted that while she wants to be there for her children's moments, she also wants them to see her working and maintaining a household. "I want them to see their mom working, all of my kids, so it's not something that I want to neglect for too long, but the kids really pull at you more convincingly," she told the hosts. The Greatest Showman actress first became a mother in October 2005 when she welcomed daughter Matilda with her then-boyfriend, the late Heath Ledger. In 2020, Williams tied the knot with director Thomas Kail, two years after the pair met on the set of Fosse/Verdon. Matilda reportedly played matchmaker for the couple, who have now welcomed three kids together including their son Hart, a baby born in 2022 and another baby who arrived in 2025. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! In January 2023, Williams opened up to Entertainment Weekly about taking on one of her biggest roles to date in The Fablemans after welcoming her third child. "It's amazing because we all do it. That's how every human gets here, is a woman giving of herself,' she said. "[Babies] have to arrive, and they have to be sustained, all of it. So I'm continuously searching because balance isn't a stable place. Balance means that you're always adjusting." Williams added, 'My heart obviously belongs to my children; they tug at it the most. But I really want to be able to have both. And I think that it requires deep thought and learning and the support of other women to figure out how to get through it.' Read the original article on People
Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
One of UK's oldest cinemas first built in the 1930s in stunning Art Deco building to SHUT after bitter legal dispute
The cinema will be improved with new features LIGHTS OFF One of UK's oldest cinemas first built in the 1930s in stunning Art Deco building to SHUT after bitter legal dispute Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN HISTORIC cinema is set to shut down after several years of bitter legal disputes. The cinema will be closing for redevelopments almost a century after it was built in 1934. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The Curzon Mayfair was built in 1934 Credit: Alamy 3 Curzon no longer manage the site following years of legal disputes Credit: Alamy 3 It will retain its two screens, as well as getting a bar and restaurant Credit: Alamy After years of legal disputes, the Curzon Mayfair in London has withdrawn from litigation, allowing for the site to be redeveloped which is expected to begin in January 2026. Curzon had spent several years trying to negotiate a new long-term lease with the landlord before it expired in March 2024. A petition to save the cinema was signed by more than 20,000 people who enjoy regular premiere screenings, with directors like Stephen Spielberg attending for his film The Fablemans. Now though, the landlord will be going ahead with plans to refurbish the building themselves, meaning Curzon will no longer run the cinema. In a recent statement, Curzon said: "Sadly, Curzon has concluded that it had no option but to withdraw its legal challenge to the landlord's plans, given the risk of meeting the landlord's enormous legal costs should the challenge prove unsuccessful." They previously expressed concern that: "Curzon Mayfair will become no more than a glorified private members' club rather than a cinema and an iconic cultural institution will be lost forever." The site will be taken over by Fantasio, a development company with a successful history in rejuvenating London social spaces. CEO Dan Zaum said in a statement: "We are passionate about creating London's ultimate cinema experience. "The Mayfair cinema will always have film at its heart - and will become a vibrant venue serving the wider community, creatively, socially, educationally and beyond." They previously promised to spend £15 million on refurbishing the site, hoping to restore the cinema's original features and install new audio and visual screen technology. Final Destination Bloodlines Official Trailer The cinema itself will keep its two screens, while a new bar and dine-in restaurant will be built to enhance the movie-going experience. In a 2023 statement, the CEO of Fantasio said: "I see the Mayfair cinema being reinstated to its former glory and reinventing the art of cinema-going. "This iconic piece of architecture and integral part of London's cinematic history is yearning for revival." They also promised "a wide range of ticket prices" to ensure "that no-one feels this beautiful cinema is beyond their budget." Curzon criticised the landlord's plans, concerned that the cost of development would lead to expensive ticket prices and a "private members' club for the super-wealthy." They also fought back against Fantasio's claims that the cinema was in decline. They said: "Any suggestion by the landlord that it is a venue in decline is demonstrably false." Instead, they said they had experienced 25 per cent year-on-year growth in ticket sales over the past financial quarter. Fantasio previously successfully refurbished KOKO in Camden in a three year project that was delayed by fire and water damage. KOKO's redevelopment cost £70 million and was celebrated with reopening parties by the likes of Jorja Smith and Pete Doherty. They also oversaw the redevelopment of The Ned and The Wolseley, both iconic London venues that have had a new lease of life since the redevelopment.
