Nadia Conners breaks silence on husband Walton Goggins’ relationship with Aimee Lou Woods

Whereas Walton Goggins has been commanding the large display for over a decade, behind the scenes, his spouse, Nadia Conners, is quietly carving out her personal path in Hollywood.

The director, finest identified for her acclaimed movies The Uninvited and The eleventh Hour, has collaborated with a few of Hollywood’s largest names, together with Leonardo DiCaprio. Past the highlight, she’s additionally dedicated to elevating her 14-year-old son, Augustus, and has bravely overcome postpartum despair.

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In an interview with HELLO!, Nadia opened up about collaborating together with her husband on set, navigating the journey of motherhood, and addressing the affair whispers surrounding her marriage.

Relationship hypothesis

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It’s the longevity and loyalty of her marriage that has helped Nadia ignore the whispers round Walton’s speculated affair together with his The White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wooden. “It’s odd to see it, but it’s an indication of how much people were invested in the fictional characters. I take it as a sign that he’s become quite popular,” she mentioned.

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The Uninvited

Regardless of the allusions to her private life, Nadia’s 2024 movie The Uninvited just isn’t an autobiographical tackle her 20-year relationship. The director solid her husband because the main man, Sammy – a drug addict and unsupportive accomplice.

“Walton was reading through the script with me at home and I was like: ‘Oh my God.’ What he brings to the character, it was sharp, almost killer energy,” she shared.

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“I wrote it about a marriage, but not my marriage, which concerned him – he was like: ‘But I’m not this guy.’ It was really important for him to say that he was not this guy. I said: ‘I know, but you’re a great actor, so you can pretend.'”

Motherhood

The movie additionally addresses the calls for of motherhood by way of Rose, performed by Elizabeth Reaser. Nadia shared that she struggled together with her feelings after welcoming her son in 2011. “It’s still a taboo subject, and the truth is, I did find it hard. I had post-partum [depression], my husband was working long hours and I volunteered to look after our child without us realising what the long-term effects on me would be,” she mentioned.

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“Los Angeles is very spread out and you spend a lot of time in your car, so it’s easy to spend days at home alone with your child.

“I am half-Egyptian and also you don’t see that there. The moms are by no means alone; there are at all times aunts and uncles, grandparents and cousins round to assist and help. We had been by no means meant to do it alone.”