Michelle Williams Does ‘Vogue’ Magazine
Michelle Williams, actress and mother of the late Heath Ledger’s only child Matilda Rose, is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Vogue magazine. In her coverstory interview, Michelle talks about the loss of Heath and how she has managed to come to terms with his death in light of her happy relationship with director Spike Jonze. Here is Michelle’s coverphoto for Vogue magazine along with portions of her coverstory interview:
It’s been more than a year since Heath Ledger’s tragic death, and Michelle Williams is still dealing with the loss. “After the first year, the pain is less intense; it’s less immediate,” the actress tells the October issue of Vogue. “But the magical thinking goes away too. And that’s a whole new reckoning.” For some time after the death, Williams, 29, says she didn’t know what her boundaries were in regards to speaking about her former boyfriend, who died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 28 in January 2008. “I can talk about grief because that’s mine, about single parenting, about trying to balance work and kids,” she said. “But what I don’t have to talk about is what happened between Heath and me in our relationship.” Williams and Ledger, who first met when they filmed “Brokeback Mountain,” had daughter Matilda Rose, now 3, during their three-year relationship. The couple amicably split in August 2007. “‘Brokeback Mountain’ was an unrepeatable moment in time, a very charmed time in my life,” she shared. “I was in love. I was in a movie I was proud to be a part of, and with a beautiful brand-new baby. Everything was good in that moment.” Sadly, the actress’ good times turned dark when Ledger passed. “I was holding it together by a string and a paper clip in the fall and winter,” she reveals. “I didn’t know if I could keep it all together… You console yourself by saying it’s all a deepening process. But it’s wired.” Williams says it is the couple’s daughter that has helped her through the grieving process. “Every time I really miss him and wonder where he’s gone, I just look at her,” she says. Another source of strength – and love – came to the actress last year when she began dating director Spike Jonze. “I thought falling in love again was the only thing that was going to save me from the pain,” she says. “This erroneous idea: It just makes things more complicated.” As for her future, Williams is looking forward to raising Matilda. “I feel hopeful and grateful,” she says. “For a while I thought we had lost everything. It makes you want to love better and live better.”
While I’m happy to hear that Michelle has gotten to a better coping space since Heath’s death, I don’t imagine that the pain of loss will ever be entirely gone. On the positive side, Matilda Rose will be a constant reminder of Heath’s incredible impact on the world and thru her, the best of him will live on. It’s great to see Michelle back in the swing of things … she looks pretty fantastic with this Mia Farrow short hair’do. After the jump, check out a few photos from Michelle’s Vogue magazine photospread …
If you would like to read more of this Vogue coverstory on Michelle Williams you can read the edited version online HERE or read the full version in the actual magazine.
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September 16th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
she is a very beautiful creature, i tell you.
she comes across as a very wise woman. i like her.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
she is absolutely gorgeous!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
She is a strong woman, which is good to see. She also is very beautiful( inside and out) She also has a very adorable smile :) I like her, she is talented as an actress and seems to be a good person.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
she is pretty but doesn’t look quite like her in this cover. it actually reminds me of this tavi fashion blogger
September 16th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I love that hair, hard to imagine her as Jen on the Creek!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
She looks beatiful! I wish her the best in life. She is a strong woman and person, and I know that she’s mother!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
michelle is GORGEOUS
September 16th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
she is such a class act. i love her.
September 16th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
She’s not with Spike Jonze anymore, it says in the article.
September 16th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I don’t understand her appeal at all..
September 16th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
I’m bummed her Scorsese movie has been delayed…
September 16th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I really feel for her…but good for her for opening up and being such a wonderful mother. It must hard…but she’s found strength which is admirable.
September 16th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I love her. She is beautiful! And a great mother. I can’t imagine having to raise a child alone and explain to them why their daddy isn’t here. :-( I admire her!
September 16th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
She has a cute Mia Farrow thing going on here. Or an early Twiggy look.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Sorry to be negative but she & Heath were OVER for months (even a year?) prior to his death. She is not a widow (well they weren’t even married). They were BROKEN UP. Sorry, she just annoys me trying to stay in the news talking about her deceased baby daddy.
Poor Heath – let him RIP.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:28 am
I think Michelle is quite pretty. She’s handled all of this with class and grace.
@Trent: “Matilda Rose will be a constant reminder of Heath’s incredible impact on the world and thru her, the best of him will live on.” While it’s certainly tragic that Heath died & he was a talented young man….what incredible impact on the world???
September 17th, 2009 at 5:56 am
@2little — His amazing work as an actor … he left behind a pretty stunning catalog of work even tho he died so young, not the least of which was his Academy Award winning performance in The Dark Knight. Matilda looks so much like him, she is a living breathing testament to his life’s work.
September 17th, 2009 at 6:46 am
Lisa, Just because they broke up doesnt mean she didnt still care deeply for him not to mention he was the father of her child. Could you be any less sensitive?