Emily Blunt’s relaxed approach to motherhood

Emily Blunt is "so relaxed" following the birth of her second child.

The ‘Girl On The Train’ star – who has Hazel, two, and Violet, three months, with her husband John Krasinski – insists she is a lot more chilled out this time around when it comes to motherhood.

She said: "I wonder if it’s the second kid – you’re so relaxed, and then they’re relaxed. Your energy is not like, ‘Oh my God, am I gonna kill this child by something that I’m doing?’"

And the 33-year-old actress also gushed about how well Hazel has taken to being an older sibling.

She told Extra TV: "She’s taken to it well. She’s doing brilliantly, she’s very kind to her … She was sort of indifferent, and then really loved her."

Meanwhile, Emily previously opened up about "mummy cults", admitting they put unnecessary pressure on women.

She said: "There is a huge societal pressure on women when it comes to motherhood, and these ‘mummy cults’ that go on. It makes women feel that they have to be a bit defensive about the choices they make – whether they want to be a mother or whether they don’t, whether they want to breastfeed or whether they don’t. I could go on and on.

"In the domestic world, I think it’s when women can be a bit cruel about each other, more so than any other environment. And I think this film really captures that … I think women will really relate to the film and see aspects of themselves, or themselves fully, in any one of these characters."