Rachel Weisz's unlikely decision that keeps herself and famous family out of the spotlight

August 2024 · 3 minute read

The Mummy actress is married to James Bond star Daniel Craig

Rachel Weisz lives an idyllic life in New York City with her husband Daniel Craig and their children. 

Despite being a famous actress, the Hollywood star is notoriously private. What's more, unlike many other celebrities, she has made the decision not to be on social media. 

This means that her personal life is completely out of the spotlight, apart from on the few occasions she gives interviews. 

The mother-of-two opened up about being offline during a recent interview with Porter magazine

She joked: "I'm not very technologically savvy; I would be really [expletive] at it." Rachel's refreshing attitude towards social media also compliments her philosophy about privacy. 

She told the publication: "I suppose, for me, the words 'private life' mean just that: that you have a private life, which is the real-life stuff. And then there's the fantasy stuff." 

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She further opened up about this during a chat with The Guardian. "Celebrity – it really doesn’t mean anything to me. And it's no work at all to keep not showing up at events. It's no work at all, to keep a private life. Life can be demanding, life in a family can be complicated but I don’t even know what 'celebrity' means. I don't think of myself like that," she said. 

Rachel and Daniel share daughter Grace, four, and both have children from previous marriages. 

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The actress shares 16-year-old son, Henry, with her former fiancé, director Darren Aronofsky. 

They started dating in 2001 before getting engaged in 2005, though they never married and split in 2010. 

Meanwhile, Daniel has a 31-year-old daughter, Ella, from his previous marriage to actress Fiona Loudon, who he was with from 1992 until 1994. 

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Rachel ensures to balance her personal life and work schedule by having strict rules for herself too. 

She told The Guardian: "When you have kids you do have to concentrate more on not bringing it home. And it is a skill to learn, that discipline. I think personally, it’s a skill that’s made me better at my job and better at my life – keeping the two very separate." 

The Hollywood star also explained in a previous interview why she keeps her relationship under wraps with Daniel. 

Talking to More magazine, she said: "He's just too famous. It would be a betrayal. You have to protect your marriage. 

"When you're young, you tell your girlfriends everything. One of the great pleasures of not being an adolescent is that you don't have to share everything. When you're married, that door closes. The audience goes, and you're in your own life."

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