Gina Rodriguez It's getting real about motherhood. ET spoke with the 39-year-old actress at the premiere of her new Netflix film. playerAnd she spoke emotionally about what it's like to be a mom to 11-month-old son Charlie, whom she shares with husband Joe LoCicero.
“It’s a lot of fun,” Rodriguez told ET’s Deidre Behar about motherhood. “It's horrible, like every emotion is like a million dollars. It's everywhere and everything at the same time. It's 100%.” “It is the most wonderful, exhilarating and horrifying feeling at the same time that I feel viscerally at the core of my soul. It is everything.”
“I was telling my best friends in the car on the way here that I’ve been doing everything with them for the last 10 years and now there’s a new soul that’s a part of all of us.” “My best friends are my son's godmother and godfather. They have seen my entire trajectory and I have seen theirs and now Charlie has joined this beautiful love tribe.”
Of course, that tribe includes husband Joe LoCicero, who often babysits Charlie when Rodriguez is busy on set.
“It means absolutely everything,” Rodriguez said of her husband’s dedication to fatherhood. “I get to do what I love and I get to be with my son 24/7 because he’s on set. I also get to see my husband with my son and I get a lot out of being with him every moment. “It’s all thanks to my husband that I have the desire to have everything.”
On the night of Rodriguez's premiere, the actress explained, “I mean, literally the reason I'm here right now is because my husband is putting my son to sleep for us.”
While caring for her son, Rodriguez quickly signed a contract. playerIt's a romantic comedy in which she plays Mack, a New York sportswriter with a playbook for a clever hookup plan that unexpectedly gets away.
“The script was completely out of control,” Rodriguez said of why she took on the project, before turning her attention once again to her son.
“It's so crazy that I'm here to celebrate something I love so much while my little boy goes off to sleep on his own. But the truth is, when you get to be a part of this amazing thing, my heart and love… That's when my little man will be without you. It’s time to let him sleep with his dad.” She said. “… These things are incredible. It's amazing to have a movie that you absolutely love, can't wait for, and can't wait for the world to see, but it's nothing compared to that. [being a mom].”
player It will be released on Netflix on February 14th.
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