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The actress is set to star in 'I Am Hannah', a film about what it's like to be childless in your 30s, and admitted she understands the perceived pressure to have a family from her experience with friends.
Relating to her character, she told BBC News: "I think it's interesting that women do get asked a lot about what their plans are - are they going to have kids, do they plan to get pregnant - perhaps more so than men get asked. And to a certain extent I do think that that is someone else's business and we shouldn't be necessarily asking them that. A lot of the stuff that comes up in this [drama] comes up in discussions that I've had with my girlfriends, my mum, my sister. I definitely have friends who've felt under similar pressures to what Hannah's going through. I wouldn't say my experience is completely her experience at all, there are a lot of differences, but it's definitely drawn from life."
It comes after Gemma, who starred in 'Crazy Rich Asians', said she hates that society expects women to settle down within a short space of time and views deviations outside of that as wrong.
She said: "I think it's crazy how getting pregnant is drilled into you as the worst thing that could happen to you when you're a teenager or in your early 20s. Then suddenly when you got your mid-30s, the message is that you're running out of time.
"You essentially have a few years where you're supposed to meet the right person, settle down and start a family. I think that can be quite unrealistic."
(JG/CM)
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Gemma Chan Feels Baby Pressure
Gemma Chan has spoken about how many women feel under pressure to have children.The actress is set to star in 'I Am Hannah', a film about what it's like to be childless in your 30s, and admitted she understands the perceived pressure to have a family from her experience with friends.
Relating to her character, she told BBC News: "I think it's interesting that women do get asked a lot about what their plans are - are they going to have kids, do they plan to get pregnant - perhaps more so than men get asked. And to a certain extent I do think that that is someone else's business and we shouldn't be necessarily asking them that. A lot of the stuff that comes up in this [drama] comes up in discussions that I've had with my girlfriends, my mum, my sister. I definitely have friends who've felt under similar pressures to what Hannah's going through. I wouldn't say my experience is completely her experience at all, there are a lot of differences, but it's definitely drawn from life."
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It comes after Gemma, who starred in 'Crazy Rich Asians', said she hates that society expects women to settle down within a short space of time and views deviations outside of that as wrong.
She said: "I think it's crazy how getting pregnant is drilled into you as the worst thing that could happen to you when you're a teenager or in your early 20s. Then suddenly when you got your mid-30s, the message is that you're running out of time.
"You essentially have a few years where you're supposed to meet the right person, settle down and start a family. I think that can be quite unrealistic."
(JG/CM)
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