Alicia Vikander Recalls Suffering 'Painful' Miscarriage Before Welcoming Son With Michael Fassbender

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Alicia Vikander is opening up about her «tough» journey to becoming a mom. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Vikander recalled suffering a «painful» miscarriage before welcoming her son, 17 months, with husband Michael Fassbender.In the film , where Vikander and Fassbender met on set in 2014, Vikander's character suffered two miscarriages, something she said she experienced herself.«We have a child now, but it took us time,» Vikander tells the outlet. «Talk about meta.»The film took on a different meaning once the  star went through a miscarriage of her own, explaining to, that films that deal with difficult topics can help both the performers and audience deal with their own hardships."[The miscarriage] was so extreme, painful to go through and, of course, it made me recall making that film," she shares.«Sometimes you go through things that are tough in life and if you have an office job you can step away for a bit.

But there are times that myself or colleagues have been through something and, well, I can't understand how they went on to the red carpet afterwards,» Vikander adds. «To be met by people asking, 'How are you doing?' Given what they had just been through?

Most people would not be able to step out of their house.»Vikander recalled feeling lonely, telling the outlet that while she appeared on top of the world career-wise, she often felt sad and lonely.«When, in other people's eyes, I was at my height of fame, I was the most sad.

I kept telling myself, 'Take it in. It is incredible.' But I didn't know what to do. There were all these first-class flights, five-star rooms.