'I never get a lie-in': Heroes actress Ali Larter gushes about motherhood... but says she is sleep deprived
By JULIE MOULT
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She's best known for playing the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes.
But for Ali Larter her most important role is that of mother to her two year-old son Theodore.
The blonde beauty spoke movingly to Michigan Avenue magazine about how life has changed for the better since his arrival.
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Heroes actress Ali Larter just loves being a mother she tells Michigan Avenue magazine
The 37 year-old, who has been married to comedian Hayes MacArthur for four years, said of their son: 'He’s a very, very curious, verbal, fearless guy, and he keeps us on our toes.
'I’m so excited to be on this journey with him. It’s such an incredible joy.
'I don’t know what it’s like to sleep late in the morning; I don’t know what it’s like to ever really feel relaxed or have an extra minute to yourself - but I adore being a parent, and I think that any parent of toddlers knows that it’s such an exciting, thrilling moment of life.'
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Cover girl: Ali is stunning in this vintage shoot for Michigan Avenue magazine
Ali also opened up about her professional life and not becoming typecast as an actress.
'What’s funny about Hollywood is that it’s becoming tighter and tighter. It’s more competitive than ever, but on the other side there is also more opportunity; you’re not being boxed in.
'Drama will always be my first love. I love figuring out ways to communicate the pain that people feel; that said, there is nothing better than being on a comedy set.'
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But she's also a keen cook and has already published her first recipe book, Kitchen Revelry.
She told the magazine: 'When I was younger, the kitchen was always the place to hang. My mom made it the sanctuary of the house.
'When I started traveling, I’d go into these cities and not know anybody, and my way of connecting with people was through food.
'I had a Polish roommate once, and I asked her to teach me how to make pierogi, and when I was living in Tokyo, I learned how to make miso soup.
'Kitchen Revelry is really a philosophy; it’s about enjoying the process, having fun, not worrying about the outcome, and finding beauty in imperfection.'
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The actress is set to star in the upcoming TNT show Legends playing an undercover CIA operative by the name of Crystal Quest.
The series crafted, by Homeland writer Howard Gordon, is set to air early next year.
'Howard Gordon has created this show where you get to push yourself as an actor, and it’s going to be so much fun to create different personas.
'When they go deep cover, they create these identities, and it’s a psychological drama about how you blur the lines between your personal and your professional life, and the psychological toll that takes.'
Heroes: Ali plays dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama
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