Amanda Seyfried opens up about ‘hard’ time amid major career boost
Amanda Seyfried is as busy as it gets this holiday season. With two movies coming out in December and her toy company launching new items, the actress is overwhelmed and talking about it.
When asked about balancing motherhood and work, she told Us Weekly, “Honestly, right now, it’s really hard.”
Amanda, who shares a daughter, born in 2017, and a son, born in 2020, with husband Thomas Sadoski, has a toy company called Make It Cute.
“This is the most I’ve ever worked with two kids, and I’ve never had two movies come out at the same time,” she continued. “And so, I’m a little bit bananas right now.”
Amanda has two very different films coming out soon, Paul Feig’s The Housemaid on December 19 and Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee on Christmas. Both films have got the star praise from critics.
“Oh, my God, they couldn’t be more different,” she said of the films. “I’m very equally proud of both. I’ll be honest, The Housemaid is … do not read [the book] until you’ve seen the movie because then it will ruin the twists for you.”
As for Make It Cute, the company has released a new DIY kit which lets kids make their own tiny houses. The company uses sustainable materials for its toys, which sets it apart from other toy companies.
“We build what we want and we build what we know doesn’t exist,” Amanda Seyfried noted of the toys. “Since day one, it’s always felt really special and really unique. We started out so big with these [play]houses, and now we’re like, ‘Let’s get small for a second.’ We have these craft kits that are so cute and they’re so easy to make. Kids want to put stickers on them and make it their own, and it’s a really good, tactile, imaginative, fun, create-your-own-world kind of vibe.”
