Amanda Seyfried Raises Two Children Away from the Spotlight, Choosing a Quiet Life on a Farm

Amanda Seyfried lives a simple life. (Photo: Amanda Seyfried/Instagram)

JAKARTA - Amanda Seyfried lives a life far different from the glitz of Hollywood. In the midst of a film career that is still running, the Mamma Mia! actress raised her two children, Nina and Thomas, on a farm in the Catskill Mountains, New York.

According to a report by PEOPLE quoted on Wednesday, March 25, Seyfried lives the family life with her husband, actor Thomas Sadoski. Their first daughter, Nina, was born on March 24, 2017, just weeks after the two secretly married while Seyfried was nine months pregnant. Their second child, Thomas, was born on September 28, 2020, after the pregnancy was deliberately kept secret from the public.

For Seyfried, becoming a mother changed a lot. She even admitted that the experience of giving birth to her first child made her want to be a birth companion or doula. Although the intention was not continued, he still pursued activities close to the world of children, one of which was making a playhouse called Make It Cute, which was also used by her two children.

Seyfried did not deny that dividing time between work and raising two children often felt chaotic. However, he still enjoyed it. "I have a full-time career and two children," he told PEOPLE. He admitted that he was very helped by family support, including his mother who lived with him.

After Nina was born, Seyfried decided to move from California to a farm in New York. The decision, he said, was made consciously. He wanted to live in a place that made him feel calmer and grounded. There, Nina grew up close to nature and was said to have started helping with small jobs on the farm, from feeding the cattle to opening the barn doors.

Nina also began to show an interest similar to her parents, namely appearing in front of people. Seyfried said he would support if his daughter later chose the acting world. Her daughter also began to understand her mother's work in the entertainment world. In fact, Nina is said to really like Mamma Mia! and began to recognize Seyfried as Sophie.

Meanwhile, her son, Thomas, is still too young to understand his mother's work. Seyfried once told, her son actually felt sad when he saw her appear on television, because he thought his mother was leaving home.