“Because when you’ve got kids, they’re sort of your every waking moment.
All your decisions are based round about them.”
“They’re super supportive, but they’ve also warned me.”
Now, she is very visible, having put herself out there to forge her own path.
The “Doctor Sleep” actor touched on this in an interview with theDaily Recordin 2019.
“I would have panic attacks and had problems sleeping.
I had separation anxiety from my parents.
This would have been challenging for her parents to navigate, but they tried to patch up the issue.
“I was so ashamed of my addiction, of my anxiety and depression.
I was ashamed of the abuse I had let happen to me,” she wrote.
“I didn’t know there was a way to get better.
Help yourself so others can help you, too.
And never be ashamed to talk about it.”
Clara was emotional about her parents' breakup and upset that her father was dating Winstead.
She took toInstagramto vent and made a since-deleted comment referring to Winstead as “a piece of trash.”
She later discussed her actions in an August 2018 interview withThe Times.
At the time, she still had no intention of meeting Winstead.
She also clarified that there were sides to pick, and she had chosen her mother.
“I have my mom’s back in this fully.
Not only as a daughter but as a woman,” she said.
In the same interview, Clara shared that she still loved her father but did not condone his actions.
“It is definitely hard when everyone knows your situation.
It’s never fun,” Clara said in an interview withGraziain 2021.
But while things between father and daughter may have been strained initially, they did improve with time.
“It’s turned into the most beautiful thing.
It’s been very positive,” she said.
In an interview withGQin 2022, Ewan briefly discussed his divorce and the pain it caused the family.
“The sort of healing of that is ongoing.”
But even as a student, her interests were clear, and she majored in cinema studies.
Interestingly, McGregor’s university experience helped her realize she wanted to become an actor.
“I got to college and asked myself, ‘Why are you being so stubborn about this?’
This is not the only time she has discussed the shift in her studies.
She also reflected on her time as a student in a 2022 interview withWomen’s Wear Daily.
“So I started studying photography.
“I said I was going to be a photographer, I’m going to be behind the lens.
I was like, ‘No!
I’m not going to do what he does!
I’m going to be behind the camera.'”
When she finally admitted to herself acting was the path she wanted to pursue, everything fell into place.
And her father was always supportive of her decision.
She also started a production company with her pal Vera Bulder.
It’s called Deux Dames Entertainment.
“Both involve still and moving images and endless room for creativity and expression.”
In her 2017 W interview, she was asked how her modeling career began.
As for brands and fashion icons that inspire her?
She loves Marni, Chanel, Kate Moss, and Christy Turlington, to name but a few.
Her mama, Eve Mavrakis, has also inspired her style.
“I love the way my mom dresses.
As I get older, I see myself dressing more and more like my mom,” McGregor said.
But in her interview with Playboy, McGregor told the publication what makes her feel good.
“I honestly feel sexiest when I’m in my favorite pair of mom jeans,” she confessed.
“They’re old Levi’s; they’re classic yet they get your booty just right in there.
And I’m in my sneakers and a cute top.
She co-wrote a script
Clara McGregor has been interested in writing for many years.
“I write a lot of personal essays,” she told Wonderland.
“I take from my personal experiences and add to them.
I’m lucky to have wonderfully interesting friends and family that inspire me.”
Clara and Ewan McGregor worked together on the film, starring opposite each other as father and daughter.
It was a powerful experience, and the veteran actor was impressed with his daughter’s talent.
“I was really impressed with her as an actor.
It was just the most remarkable experience to be acting with her.”
It wasn’t just Clara’s acting that impressed her dad, but also her writing skills.
“I got the script while I was making ‘Halston.’
I sat down to read it, and I was blown away,” he said.
“It was a beautiful story about us.
This includes twoInstagramposts of her posing with chickens and another with a pet duck.
“A simpler time!!”
she captioned her photo with the duck.
McGregor also loves dogs.
Pretty sweet, right?
These had been sparked by an incident involving a dog.
McGregor also posted a photo of herself from the event onInstagram.
“When a dog bite lands you in the E.R.
30 mins before the red carpet,” she captioned it.
When Laurie McGregor arrived on June 25, 2021, Clara was ready to embrace a new sibling.
Clara also posted the happy news of his birth onInstagramwith a photo of herself holding her baby brother.
She shared her thoughts in the caption.
“Welcome to the world little brother.
Congratulations to my Dad & Mary this is the greatest gift,” she wrote.
Take this sweet story about her coming out, as an example.
In 2019, McGregor came out as bisexual.
In a 2020 interview withProgress Pureshe said she was “lucky to grow up in an open-minded family.”
And her coming out story is one filled with love and acceptance.
With my dad … he was ecstatic.
She cares about others
Clara McGregor’s father, Ewan McGregor, is a UNICEF U.K. ambassador.
She also listed resources for those who wanted to initiate change.
