He recently left his blessed NBC Superstore comedy, after filming a short farewell bow at the beginning of his sixth and final season.
And now America Ferrera has opened up about what it was like to work at home primarily throughout the pandemic, while raising two young children with her husband Ryan Piers Williams, 39.
The 36-year-old actress told people that caring for her two-year-old son, Sebastian, and her seven-month-old daughter Lucia can be “overwhelming” with all her other responsibilities.
Working from home: America Ferrera spoke to people on Tuesday about how “overwhelming” it was to raise young children while working from home; seen with husband Ryan Piers Williams in February
“Oh, my God, there’s a global difference,” she said of the changes the coronavirus pandemic has produced.
“Everything was so aggravated by the pandemic and quarantine and really not being able to have the extensive network of family and friends that you normally have when you bring a new baby home to hold the baby and give you a break or to help you, ‘she said.
When she managed to work on the set, America would have brought little Sebastain with her.
– My son went everywhere with me. I went back to work when I was only 10 weeks old and I would hand them over to like a camera. I would say, “Hold it. I have to go here, “she said.
Raising the child at work: When she could work on the set, America would bring little Sebastian with her. “I went back to work when he was only 10 weeks old and I would hand him a camera.”
Separation anxiety: her seven-month-old daughter, Lucia, “just bursts into tears” when she sees “a new face” after being raised exclusively in quarantine
Things were harder for America’s young daughter, Lucia, who had trouble adjusting to strangers and relatives after being imprisoned for her first few months.
“Whenever there is a new face, she bursts into tears. She doesn’t know what to do with the new faces, so we hope she’s young enough for everything to start to improve before he really starts to stay with her, ”the Emmy winner hoped.
Despite all the challenges the pandemic created for her family, America was still grateful for the time she spent with her husband and the children she might not have had otherwise.
“I could never have imagined that we would raise a family in this situation, but it was also wonderful because it forced us to really spend time as a family of four and really get the pace to be just our little family, ‘she said.
“No matter how challenging the year was, I think there will be a lot of fond memories of this time when he had to slow down and take time to be together and immerse himself in family life.”
The decision to make: “I think there will be a lot of pleasant memories from this moment of the fact that we have to slow down and take time to be together and immerse ourselves in family life,” she said; seen in February
But when it’s time for her to do some work, it can be difficult for America to find a quiet place away from children because they want to be around her whenever possible.
She joked that even if the kids just “smell” it, then it’s just “Mommy Mommy Mommy,” even though Ryan is available to take care of them.
She and Ryan spent time at the University of Southern California and got married in 2011 after getting engaged the previous year.
Although she has settled into a quarantine routine, this does not mean that star Ugly Betty is trying to expand her family soon.
“It’s not the year for big decisions. We will get to the other side of this and then we will discover big life questions “, she said.
Saying goodbye: In early December, NBC announced that the former American Superstore series will end after the sixth season currently airing
In early December, NBC announced that the former American Superstore series will end after the sixth season currently airing.
America announced in February that it would leave the series, but the coronavirus pandemic prevented the series from filming the end of the fifth season that would have said goodbye to its character.
Instead, when filming resumed amid the pandemic in the sixth season, she returned as a guest at the beginning of the season for a less hurried exit.
The sixth and now final season began airing in October and November and will return in mid-January for its final 11 episodes.
It follows? It is unclear whether her announcement to leave in February could have hastened the disappearance of the well-revised show, although it left open the possibility of a return to the end.
America told people it was “totally shattered” by the news of the cancellation of the Superstores, although it was unclear if her early departure could have sealed her fate.
There’s at least one chance for fans to see it for the last time before it’s over, though he couldn’t say much about it.
“We don’t rule anything out, but I’m not allowed to say,” she said.