Kristen Lee Gutoskie is entering the shoes of Natalie “Nadya” Suleman In Lifetime’s most recent movie I was octom: The story of Natalie Sueman.
The Handmaid’s Tale A student, 36, told US Weekly exclusively to play in Sueman, who found fame in January 2009 after giving birth to the first set of surviving octulets, was a natural role for her after welcoming her son in June 2023.
“I, myself, had only one son,” Gutoskie explained. “When this encountered my door, it was the perfect time to return to work because this was such a beautiful story of motherhood. As a new mother, I felt a great opportunity to return to work, but also to understand the story from a perspective of motherhood.”
Gutoskie had to go through tabloid headlines in the late 2000’s to find the truth of Sueman’s history. The mother of 14 children, Sueman, was called an octomom by the media after conceiving through the IVF and giving birth to her octulets, who are now 16 years old. His birth caused controversy at that time, giving rise to Sueman and his family.
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“I didn’t know all the things that circulated on his back,” Gutoskie said. “When I was investigating the role, I had to absorb everything. What I really tried to do was look at the human being under all the tabloids and try to understand -as a human. I just did my best to try to understand how I would feel if I were in my shoes. “”
Gutoskie did not work directly with Sueman during production instead of collaborating with the film’s writer, Kelly FullertonAnd the producers to better understand the character. The actress told us that she met and talked to Sueman after shooting.
“ We finally came to talk recently, and it was a very nice full circle (moment) to see how he was happy with the movie and feeling like he really captured what we were expecting, ” he shared Gutoskie, adding that he understood Sueman’s struggles with postpartum depression and the “ fixed and low physical and emotional depression ” that took place after birth.
“You can hear more about this in the movie, but I understand it,” Gutoskie said. “I think postpartum struggles are not enough, and it is really difficult to happen to people. I could understand their struggles by making decisions for their family and their children while trying to recover to give birth: the impulse to do their best to protect and provide your children and dedicate them to them.
I was octom: The story of Natalie Sueman The releases of a lifetime on Saturday, March 8, at 8 pm and will be available to convey the next day.