Asher Keddie shares her fears about being an older mum after welcoming her son at age 41: ‘I’m counting how old I will be when he’s 18’
Asher Keddie is a proud mother of an eight-year-old son, Valentino, whom she welcomed at the age of 41.
And the 49-year-old actress says she felt young and healthy when she got pregnant, but now she’s worried about growing older while raising her young child.
“At the time, I didn’t think at all about being a seemingly older mother. I felt the same way I did when I was 25,” she says in this week’s issue Stellar magazine.
‘Physically I was strong and that was fine, but not so long ago I did that stupid sum in my head. I thought, Oh, I’m counting how old I’ll be when he’s 18.’
She continued, “You realize that you’ve probably lived most of your life, but you still have young people out there whose lives you want to live and watch with them.
Asher Keddie is a proud mother of an eight-year-old son, Valentino, whom she welcomed at the age of 41. And the 49-year-old actress says she felt young and healthy when she got pregnant, but now she’s worried. about growing older while raising her young child. Pictured in Stellar
“It’s bittersweet, but most of it is sweet and most of it is exciting.”
Asher recently discussed her 10-year marriage to artist husband Vincent Fantauzzo, discussing how the couple met.
She also shared a glimpse into the couple’s family life with their son Valentino and Vincent’s 11-year-old son Luca from a previous marriage.
“I take care of things when I get home… but we have different roles within the house and as long as the kids come first, everything falls into place,” she added.
“At the time, I didn’t think at all about being a seemingly older mother. I felt the same way I did when I was 25,” she says in this week’s issue of Stellar Magazine. Pictured with her son
‘Physically I was strong and that was fine, but not so long ago I did that stupid sum in my head. “I thought, ‘Oh, I’m counting how old I’ll be when he’s 18,'” she added. Pictured with husband Vincent Fantauzzo and his son from a previous relationship, Luca, 11
Asher and Vincent married in April 2014 in a beach ceremony on Fiji’s Turtle Island.
The couple welcomed their own son, Valentino, in March 2015.
Vincent’s famous works include striking portraits of Julia Gillard, Baz Luhrmann and Heath Ledger, with his work highlighting the depth of Ledger’s mental struggle, which was revealed a month after his death in 2008.
The artist has a hotel in Brisbane named after him, which is filled with his paintings.
Vincent, a four-time Archibald People’s Choice award-winning artist, enjoys spending time with his subjects before painting them. He adds a personal relationship to his creative idea before putting his brush to the canvas.
Read more in this week’s Stellar Magazine