Demi Moore recently expressed her feelings of “embarrassment” that she was heavily pregnant while working with Tom Cruise on the set of A Few Good Men back in 1992.
At a recent New Yorker Festival Q&A, Moore shared that she was nearly eight months pregnant with her daughter Scout, who is now 34, when she first interacted with Cruise and director Rob Reiner.
“Tom seemed a bit embarrassed,” Moore reflected. “I felt okay about it, but I noticed he might have found it a little awkward.” I guess it can be a bit strange to think about coworkers in such situations.
The 62-year-old actress noted that Cruise, now 63, likely felt uncomfortable too, as it was rare for actresses at that time to balance motherhood with their careers.
She commented on the difficulties women face, saying, “One of the many things that never made sense to me was the choice between career and motherhood. So I started questioning, ‘Why can’t we have both?'”
Moore admitted to feeling significant pressure to prove that it was indeed possible to juggle both, saying it was challenging for her while preparing for the role of a Navy lawyer.
“I think I put too much pressure on myself to be in shape for the uniform,” Moore said. She began her workout routine even before Scout was born.
She recalled, “On the day my water broke, I went on a two-and-a-half-hour hike, biked 44 miles, and then danced at a reggae club. That might’ve been why Scout arrived two-and-a-half weeks early.” It’s wild how much energy one can have at that stage.
Representatives for Cruise have not yet commented on the remarks.
Moore, who famously posed nude for Vanity Fair while seven months pregnant, has three daughters with ex-husband Bruce Willis: Rumer, 37; Scout, 34; and Talulah, 31.
She has openly discussed her struggles with body image over the years, including during that well-known bikini scene in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.
Reflecting on that, she mentioned, “I just remember pleading with them not to capture me from behind. It’s funny what sticks in your mind,” during her talk with Drew Barrymore earlier this year.
Moore had shot that iconic scene when she was 40, receiving a lot of attention at the time for her fit appearance. She admitted that she was “unprepared” for the level of attention it garnered, realizing later it was tied to her age as well.
