Sarah Michelle Gellar: My kids take after me
Sarah Michelle Gellar says her children take after her, but only when they’re good.
The former ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ star is mother to two children, seven-year-old daughter Charlotte and four-year-old son Rocky – both of whom she has with her husband and actor Freddie Prinze Jr. – and has praised them both for being well behaved, but jokingly blamed her husband for the times when they’re "naughty".
She joked: "When they’re good, they take after me. And when they’re being naughty, they take after Freddie, obviously. Yeah, it’s true."
And the 39-year-old actress admitted her children hate it when she gets out her phone camera, as no-one in their family likes having their photo taken.
She added: "You know, I don’t think anybody in my family, including myself, loves getting their picture taken. My kids don’t even like the phone [camera]. They’re like, ‘Ugh! No more pictures. God, mom!’"
One thing the family does share in common, however, is a love of cooking.
Sarah – who is gearing up to release a new cookbook ‘Stirring Up Fun with Food’ on April 4 – added to ‘Entertainment Tonight’: "I think for us, it’s been a really great bonding. And I think, for my kids, it’s been great to see, having an idea, starting from scratch, and actually making it into something tangible.
"[Freddie is] a culinary whiz! He’s a chef. For me, it’s about taking away the intimidation factor. I can’t cook like him. I’m never gonna try. This is for people who – even from novice to expert, it’s just creative ways to get your creative juices flowing."
Meanwhile, the ‘Cruel Intentions’ actress recently admitted she won’t push her children to pursue an acting career, as they both suffer from stage fright.
She said: "It’s different because I wasn’t the child of someone that was in the public eye, and so unfortunately I think the rules are different.
"I think there’s a very different pressure for ‘the children of’ … They can decide what they want to do for themselves. I’ll never push them. But, in the meantime, they have to stick to schooling. My kids have too much stage fright anyway."
