Alicia Vikander Makes Rare Comments on Family Life with Michael Fassbender

Alicia Vikander is sharing rare comments about her private family life.

During an interview with British Vogue, The Assessment actress, 36, opened up about life with her two sons, whose names haven’t been revealed to the public, and her husband Michael Fassbender. Vikander talked with the outlet about balancing parenthood with their careers, adding that she oftentimes experiences “mom guilt.”

“It can be very long days, and a lot of the time you will leave before the kids get up and then maybe not be back before they sleep,” she shared. “With all the parent and mom guilt that you already carry with you constantly — I am battling that a lot, all the time.”

The mom of two, who welcomed her firstborn in 2021 and her second son in 2024, revealed that she and Fassbender, 48, have started to explain to the older son that they have to go to work. “Now with the 4-year-old we talk about it: ‘It’s time for Papa to go back and then I’ll be at home,’ ” she said.

The Rumours star also shared how much she loves being a mother. While she admits she was “terrified” going into it, Vikander said that she started to feel better after her second son arrived and she’s been “a bit kinder” to herself.

“I love being a mom. I was terrified of what it is, going into it. I wasn’t really very maternal until I had my own children,” she said. “But maybe even more after the second one arrived, I started to feel like, OK, I know this a little bit now. I’m a bit kinder to myself too.”

In a conversation with The Sunday Times in 2022, the Oscar winner spoke about her journey to parenthood with Fassbender, revealing that she previously experienced an “extreme and painful” miscarriage.

“We have a child now, but it took us time,” she told the outlet.

“[The miscarriage] was so extreme, painful to go through and, of course, it made me recall making that film,” she told the Times of her role in The Light Between Oceans.

“Sometimes you go through things that are tough in life and if you have an office job you can step away for a bit. But there are times that myself or colleagues have been through something and, well, I can’t understand how they went on to the red carpet afterwards,” she added. “To be met by people asking, ‘How are you doing?’ Given what they had just been through? Most people would not be able to step out of their house.”

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Vikander also spoke about how she and Fassbender stay balanced as engaged parents and working actors while raising their young son.

“We do every second job,” she said. “One stays at home while the other works.”

In September 2021, Vikander chatted with PEOPLE about becoming a mom and embracing her new life changes. “I now have a whole new understanding of life in general,” she said. “That’s pretty beautiful, and obviously will give a lot to any of my work in the future.”

When asked to sum up exactly how much life has changed after having a baby, the Swedish star said she’s keeping the finer details to herself, but admitted she’s doing her best to live in the moment with each new milestone.

“I think I’ll wait with that one,” she shared. “I’m enjoying finding it out in the moment right now, more than anything.”