Pregnant Mandy Moore Felt Like ‘Shell of Herself’ Before Canceling Tour: I Was ‘Scared’

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Family comes first. As she gears up to welcome baby No. 2, Mandy Moore is sharing more insight into why she canceled her tour amid her pregnancy.“I didn’t know I was pregnant when we planned the tour,” the 38-year-old This Is Us alum told Today Parents on Wednesday, July 20. “As it turns out, being on a set is worlds away from being on a tour bus.

It was like trying to sleep on a wooden roller-coaster.”Moore and husband Taylor Goldsmith were on the road with their 17-month-old son, Gus.“Gus would be standing up in his Pack N’ Play while the bus was shaking — and I was like, ‘No, no, no.

We can’t do this anymore,’” she continued. “I foolishly thought, ‘If I did it before, I can do it again.’ But every pregnancy is different.

This time, I was caring for a toddler. I was walking around feeling like an absolute shell of myself. … I was scared I was going to adversely affect my [unborn] baby and his growth.”The actress added that her OB-GYN was happy with her decision too. “She was like, ‘I know you’re a tough cookie like me, but you’re just gonna rest now, OK?’” Moore recalled. “I’d been looking forward to this for a decade and half.