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Audition[试镜]. Finally get role. Get more roles.
Become internationally famous. Have baby?
That seems to be the path of Jessica Alba, the 20-something actress often regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world. She’s now a part of the latest Hollywood trend: to make the move toward motherhood.
Alba, along with Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman and so many others – these are women who, after years of auditions and shooting, finally established themselves as superstars. The generation of actresses and singers
before them took motherhood as something that would bar their way to[阻碍] greater success. So why is
Hollywood jumping on the baby bandwagon[随大潮] now, when these ladies all have so much?
“It’s all about choice,” said columnist[专栏作家] Ted Casablanca. “It’s taking the old mold[模子] and breaking it. It’s saying ‘I can have a dynamic[活力的] career and be a dynamic mom at the same time,’ rather than saying ‘I have to choose between the two.’”
“There’s a way to use pregnancy[怀孕] to your
advantage,” said a senior editor. “Almost everyone loves to watch the growing baby bumps[隆起].”
Sometimes becoming a new mom can revamp[更新] one’s reputation.
“A lot of times, pregnancy might be used to change a bad-girl image. It’s a way of publicly announcing ‘My dirty days are behind me,’” said
another columnist Michael Musto.
And sometimes, they get
pregnant not for publicity, not for a new image, but simply for the kids.
“It’s hard for some people to
understand why a woman who has so much – fame, money, a great career – wants a baby. But it’s
just maternal[母亲的] instinct,” said
psychoanalyst[心理分析家] Bethany Marshall. “We’re so used to
pathologizing[病态化] our stars
because the ones who are messed up get the most attention, but, in fact, there’s nothing wrong with
being a mother.”
Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar after becoming a mom.
Victoria Beckham bore her first kid at 25; now she’s back and bigger than ever. And as long as she hits the gym to regain her Fantastic Four figure after giving birth, Alba will probably bounce[弹回] right back to No. 1 on all those beauty lists.
“The public has gone beyond the time when once somebody has given birth, they’re not considered sexy anymore,” Musto said. “People are now more willing to embrace the idea of a hot mama. And that’s what I think Jessica will be for sure.”
试镜。终于获得一个角色。得到更多角色。成为国际巨星。生儿育女？
这似乎正是杰西卡·奥尔芭的成长之路，这位双十年华的女星常常被视为全球最美的女性之一。而今，她投身好莱坞一股最新热潮了——她将为人母了。
奥尔芭、哈莉·贝瑞、妮可·基德曼以及其他许多人——这些女性历经多年试镜和演出，最终才成就超级巨星的一番事业。她们之前的那一代女演员和女歌手都将生儿育女视为取得更大成功的障碍。那么，即便她们已经如此成功，为什么现在的好莱坞明星会纷纷赶这股婴儿潮呢？
“这一切都和选择有关，”专栏作家泰德·卡萨布兰卡说。“你可以循守旧例，也可以打破教条。你可以说‘我的事业蒸蒸日上，同时又是一个活力充沛的妈妈’，而不是‘我必须二者取其一’。”
“怀孕也可以给你带来好处，”一名资深编辑说道。“几乎每个人都喜欢看宝宝在里面不断长大的肚子。”
有时，成为新妈妈还有助于洗刷
名声。
“很多时候，怀孕可以用来改变一个坏女孩的形象。它就是公开宣称——‘我那些不光彩的日子都已成为往事’，”另一位专栏作家迈克尔·马斯托说。
不过有时，她们怀孕并不是为了宣传，也不是为了营造一个新形象，而只是为了孩子。
“一些人很难理解为什么一个拥有名气、金钱，还有一份理想职业这么多东西的女人居然想要一个孩子。但这只是母性的本能，”心理分析家贝特尼·马歇尔说。“我们总是习惯从病态的角度去看明星，因为越胡闹的人获得越多关注。但事实上，想当母亲并没什么不对。”
当上妈妈后，瑞茜·威瑟斯彭获得了奥斯卡奖。维多利亚·贝克汉姆年仅25岁就生下了她的第一个孩子，现在她回归娱乐圈，比以往更红。而只要奥尔芭产后在健身房重塑《神奇四侠》时的身段，她很可能再次登上各大美女排行榜的首位。
“公众已经过了那个年代——在过去，明星一旦生了孩子就会被认为不再性感，”马斯托说。“但是现在，人们更乐于接受‘辣妈’这个概念。而我认为这必定是杰西卡的下一步。”
Become internationally famous. Have baby?
That seems to be the path of Jessica Alba, the 20-something actress often regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world. She’s now a part of the latest Hollywood trend: to make the move toward motherhood.
Alba, along with Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman and so many others – these are women who, after years of auditions and shooting, finally established themselves as superstars. The generation of actresses and singers
before them took motherhood as something that would bar their way to[阻碍] greater success. So why is
Hollywood jumping on the baby bandwagon[随大潮] now, when these ladies all have so much?
“It’s all about choice,” said columnist[专栏作家] Ted Casablanca. “It’s taking the old mold[模子] and breaking it. It’s saying ‘I can have a dynamic[活力的] career and be a dynamic mom at the same time,’ rather than saying ‘I have to choose between the two.’”
“There’s a way to use pregnancy[怀孕] to your
advantage,” said a senior editor. “Almost everyone loves to watch the growing baby bumps[隆起].”
Sometimes becoming a new mom can revamp[更新] one’s reputation.
“A lot of times, pregnancy might be used to change a bad-girl image. It’s a way of publicly announcing ‘My dirty days are behind me,’” said
another columnist Michael Musto.
And sometimes, they get
pregnant not for publicity, not for a new image, but simply for the kids.
“It’s hard for some people to
understand why a woman who has so much – fame, money, a great career – wants a baby. But it’s
just maternal[母亲的] instinct,” said
psychoanalyst[心理分析家] Bethany Marshall. “We’re so used to
pathologizing[病态化] our stars
because the ones who are messed up get the most attention, but, in fact, there’s nothing wrong with
being a mother.”
Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar after becoming a mom.
Victoria Beckham bore her first kid at 25; now she’s back and bigger than ever. And as long as she hits the gym to regain her Fantastic Four figure after giving birth, Alba will probably bounce[弹回] right back to No. 1 on all those beauty lists.
“The public has gone beyond the time when once somebody has given birth, they’re not considered sexy anymore,” Musto said. “People are now more willing to embrace the idea of a hot mama. And that’s what I think Jessica will be for sure.”
试镜。终于获得一个角色。得到更多角色。成为国际巨星。生儿育女？
这似乎正是杰西卡·奥尔芭的成长之路，这位双十年华的女星常常被视为全球最美的女性之一。而今，她投身好莱坞一股最新热潮了——她将为人母了。
奥尔芭、哈莉·贝瑞、妮可·基德曼以及其他许多人——这些女性历经多年试镜和演出，最终才成就超级巨星的一番事业。她们之前的那一代女演员和女歌手都将生儿育女视为取得更大成功的障碍。那么，即便她们已经如此成功，为什么现在的好莱坞明星会纷纷赶这股婴儿潮呢？
“这一切都和选择有关，”专栏作家泰德·卡萨布兰卡说。“你可以循守旧例，也可以打破教条。你可以说‘我的事业蒸蒸日上，同时又是一个活力充沛的妈妈’，而不是‘我必须二者取其一’。”
“怀孕也可以给你带来好处，”一名资深编辑说道。“几乎每个人都喜欢看宝宝在里面不断长大的肚子。”
有时，成为新妈妈还有助于洗刷
名声。
“很多时候，怀孕可以用来改变一个坏女孩的形象。它就是公开宣称——‘我那些不光彩的日子都已成为往事’，”另一位专栏作家迈克尔·马斯托说。
不过有时，她们怀孕并不是为了宣传，也不是为了营造一个新形象，而只是为了孩子。
“一些人很难理解为什么一个拥有名气、金钱，还有一份理想职业这么多东西的女人居然想要一个孩子。但这只是母性的本能，”心理分析家贝特尼·马歇尔说。“我们总是习惯从病态的角度去看明星，因为越胡闹的人获得越多关注。但事实上，想当母亲并没什么不对。”
当上妈妈后，瑞茜·威瑟斯彭获得了奥斯卡奖。维多利亚·贝克汉姆年仅25岁就生下了她的第一个孩子，现在她回归娱乐圈，比以往更红。而只要奥尔芭产后在健身房重塑《神奇四侠》时的身段，她很可能再次登上各大美女排行榜的首位。
“公众已经过了那个年代——在过去，明星一旦生了孩子就会被认为不再性感，”马斯托说。“但是现在，人们更乐于接受‘辣妈’这个概念。而我认为这必定是杰西卡的下一步。”