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The actor, model, and literary legacy takes on the role of a lifetime: motherhood.
But after about two hours, she was ready to cruise on home.
Despite missing Snoop Doggs performance, she didnt feel any FOMO.
Im proud I went out!
And I was honored to be there, she says.
My body looks how it should six weeks after giving birth.
Its just that its worth it.
Sometimes I feel like Im just a cow for milking purposes, she says.
But Im so in love.
Her daughters name, translated from Italian, means light of the saints.
Shes a really f*cking holy child, says Hemingway, laughing.
Luces dad is Hemingways fiance, Nick Delli Santi, who works in real estate and fashion PR.
He thought I was too cool because I had abuzzed head.
They said, Hes Italian and kind of wild.
And I was like, No.
I was just being judgy for no reason.
But then I walked in and I was like, Who is this person?
And I just hovered around him embarrassingly.
But the Hemingways history is also marked by staggering pain and tragedy.
Multiple generations have suffered from substance abuse, mental illness, and suicide.
Mariel unflinchingly confronted her family secrets in her 2013 documentary,Running from Crazy.
The day before the 35th anniversary of Ernests death,she, too, took her own life.
Dree remembers her fondly.
I feel a huge connection to Margaux, Hemingway says.
Shes just a stunner.
My parents never tried to sugarcoat anything for me.
With my daughter, I think Ill be open in the same way.
I also think people are so beautiful, why cake yourself in makeup?
I think women need to be nicer to themselves.
Below, she reflects on her muses, her coping mechanisms, and the Hemingway curse.
Youve been working with Chanel for some time.
What draws you to their aesthetic and ethos, and what made you want to attend the show?
Maybe not the second show, but it was in the very early days of when I started.
And I felt really grateful and shocked to be invited to do that.
Its one of those brands thats stayed very true to its aesthetic throughout the years.
Theyre very supportive of artists.
Is that your baby I hear in the background?
Yeah, shes on my lap, smooshing around.
What an incredible transition.
One day youre not a mom, and the next day you are.
Its such a mind blow.
Also, lets be honest, I wasnt the biggest fan of being pregnant.
I had acid reflux the whole time.
I was not feeling my sexiest.
But I do love having a baby.
And I completely forgot what it was like being pregnant once she came out.
How are you feeling, mind, body, and soul?
Honestly, I feel great.
I think there are a lot of things that arent talked about with postpartum.
Like the hormonal dips and the baby blues.
Its not necessarily postpartum depression, but its real.
But Im really happy.
Ive had no boob issues.
I still feel exhausted, forget my sentences, have brain farts, but its great.
You always look fabulous.
I think theres a way of doing luxury without being aggressively blingy.
But thats just my style.
Some people do it up to the nines and look f*cking amazing.
Its just not where my confidence level goes.
I dont wear makeup.
I had a man comment on my picture the other day: You dont wear makeup.
Its revolting, this whole tomboy thing.
Do your face up.
I was like, Oh!
I really like my skin.
So why would I?
And when I had my baby, I posted a picture with my cleavage.
And frankly, Im allowed to.
I have big boobs right now, and theyre fantastic.
Ive never had big boobs!
I also posted a picture of Luce, my daughter, who I am so in love with.
And this woman kept [commenting], being like, Pregnancy is a private thing.
Now youre whoring your daughter around on the internet.
So I just blocked her.
Your mom wrotea beautiful postabout watching you with your daughter.
Yeah, that made me cry.
Im also so hormonal that most things make me cry.
But everything she says is amazing.
She just told me, Im in awe of you as a mother.
Youre doing so great.
It is so nice to be encouraged.
I think thats all we need, right?
To be told were doing a really good job.
When did you begin to understand your family history?
And how has it impacted your own approach to mental health?
Honestly, my parents were so open about everything.
There was never any point where I felt like they were hiding things from me to protect me.
So therefore, I wasnt a hugely rebellious child.
What helps you stay balanced now?
I did this amazing thing called theHoffman Process.
Its seven days, they take your phone away, and its dealing with your child self.
So it was kind of like ending the Hemingway curse, if you will.
It teaches you how to deal with it, to actually sit in it and feel it.
Sometimes, youve just got to cry and be hugged.
I do a lot of that.
WatchingRunning From Crazy, I was riveted byMargaux.
Oh, shes amazing.
I felt really connected to her as a kid.
I feel like theres a lot of similarities between me and Margaux, with the modeling and the acting.
I think Im a nice blend of both her and my mother.
Id hear stories about Margaux being this light that shone every time she came into the room.
I just always wanted to emulate that.
I was always like, Thats an incredible thing to have.
And also, Im sure, very taxing.
She died when you were 8?
I have some memories with her.
I always just really enjoyed her.
She had this really intense voice that was very booming.
And this wild laugh.
She shot a documentary whereshe retraced Ernests stepsthrough Spain and Cuba.
Would you ever do a project like that about your family?
If its the right project and its tasteful, for sure.
I find Ernest the history to be fascinating.
I feel like that would be really fun.
Lets make that happen!
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This article was originally published onMay 22, 2023
