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The only peopleSarah Michelle Gellarwants to see her as iconic are her children.
“Can I borrow that and show it to my children?” said Gellar, who shares daughterCharlotte Grace, 13, and 10-year-old sonRocky Jameswith husbandFreddie Prinze Jr.
She continued: “But speaking of my children, I have a daughter who’s 13, and she, like most of you,wants to go into this fieldas well. And she’s in middle school, which I think we all remember pretty much sucks.”
“She feels really alone, and she doesn’t have people that are into the same things that she’s into. I walked around your school today, and I thought, ‘God, I wish I brought my daughter here today, and I wish she could see the community that all of you get to be a part of every day,'” said Gellar.
“I thought if my daughter could see there’s a place for people like us, where we fit in, where we get to work together and do what we love, maybe she wouldn’t dislike school so much.”
TheCruel Intentionsstar previously toldThe Hollywood Reporterabout her daughter’s industry ambitions, noting that they have a rule she “can’t be in front of a camerauntil she graduates high school.”
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“I’m really honored and I hope you know that this really means a lot,” she said. “And I should also mention, my whole cast came out here to support me today.”
“A lot of them are your age, and this is their first chance to start this wonderful career. And so, in all of you, I see them. Just know, it’s really possible. It really happens. You believe in yourself, and others take that cue and believe in you,” added Gellar.
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Gellartook a break from actingafter starring alongsideRobin Williamsin 2013’sThe Crazy Ones, returning to star in Netflix’s 2022 dark comedyDo Revengeand Paramount+‘sWolf Pack, which premiered last momth.
New episodes ofWolf Packdrop Thursdays on Paramount+.
source: people.com
