Scarlett Johansson explains societal pressures and the judgement pregnant women face

'Black Widow' actress Scarlett Johansson recently gave birth to her second child, Cosmo. 

The child was born in August 2021. The star actress also has a six-year-old daughter called Rose. 

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the actress revealed that she had to hide her two pregnancies. "I’ve been so protective of both pregnancies," she said. 

She added that this was because she did  not want "to feel scrutinised in the public eye." The 'Avengers' star said she wanted to go through the changes in her body without having to deal with comments from society. 

"I wanted to be able to have my own feelings about my changing body without other people also telling me how they saw me, whether it was positive or negative. 

"I realised when I was pregnant with my son [Cosmo, born last August], it’s funny how much stuff people put on you when you’re pregnant—their hopes or their judgment or their desire, a lot of that is put on pregnant women. I would have a lot of people saying things to me immediately, like, 'How great, oh my God, that’s wonderful.'.

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"And while I was definitely excited to be pregnant in some ways, I also had a lot of not-great feelings about it, and that would be scrutinized by—I’m talking about, like, women that were close to me. You expect it from men, but from women, it’s like, “Come on, girl, you’ve been through it,” she said. 

The star said the judgement is "crazy".

Despite the pressure, Scarlet enjoys every moment of being a mom. 

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