Naomi Watts is the proud mother of two children: Sasha and Kai.
Watts and her then-boyfriend Liev Schreiber had their first child, Sasha, in 2007 and their second child, Kai, in 2008, before ending their 11-year relationship in 2016. Although their split came as a surprise to the public, Watts and Schreiber openly talk about remaining friends and putting their children first.
“We do things very differently. I’m pretty proud of us, as corny as that sounds,” Watts said Net-a-porter in August 2019. “Our absolute priority is to be good and kind to each other and we are absolutely committed to that.”
Watts and Schreiber reunited many times after their amicable split. They appeared in a TikTok video with their children in 2020 and celebrated Kai’s high school graduation in 2022 along with Watts’ now-husband Billy Crudup and Schreiber’s now-wife Taylor Neisen.
Although Watts does her best to be a “supermom,” she sometimes struggles to balance being an actress and a mother, she admitted The Hamptons magazine in November 2020.
“Sometimes you feel like you’re a supermom – you bake [a] cake, playing board games and learning how to use a vacuum cleaner; you’re just completely on top,” she said. “And other times, you’re like, ‘Oh God, just let me hand them the devices and let me do what I need to do,’ you know? ”
She added: “It’s just reality and you have to forgive yourself on the days when you need to take that time for yourself and create that space.”
From their childhood to their recent milestones, here’s everything you need to know about Naomi Watts’ two children, Sasha and Kai.
Sasha Schreiber, 16
Naomi Watts hugs her child Sasha.
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Watt’s eldest child, Sasha, was born in Los Angeles on July 25, 2007.
In October 2022, Watts opened for In style about how difficult it was to get Sasha pregnant because she didn’t realize that at 35 “it’s really late to think about pregnancy.” She tried various methods to increase her fertility, including wheatgrass injections and Chinese herbs, and “started to look for other possible alternatives.”
Her difficult journey to motherhood was made the moment she felt Sasha kick for the first time even more special. Watts stated that she was on the set of her 2007 film Eastern Promises, filming a scene with actress Sinead Cusack when she felt a shock.
“I said, ‘I think I just felt my baby move.’ I’m going to suffocate,” she said. “It was an amazing moment. I’ll never forget that moment.”
When Sasha turned 10, Watts shared that her older child was passionate about nature in a birthday tribute. The actress said Sasha’s “love and understanding of nature is everything” and her child was “living his dream” when they went on a family trip to Africa in July 2017.
Since then, Sasha has participated in various events to help raise environmental awareness, including climate strikes in September 2019 and a beach cleanup in March 2022. Alongside a photo of Sasha from the climate protest, Watts wrote: “Proud of my boyfriend for taking a stand today with their classmates, using their voices and demanding a better future for themselves and their children … Many little voices will be heard when they shout together!”
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Naomi Watts holds her child Sasha like a baby.
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Sasha turned 16 in July 2023, and Watts marked the big moment by sharing a carousel of photos of her older child through the years. “Happy 16th to my sweet boy…Beyond proud of the young man you have become with the most wonderful spirit, fantastic sense of humor and kind, compassionate soul. So happy to be your mom,” she wrote in the caption.
Kai Schreiber, 15
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Sasha Schreiber, Liev Schreiber, Billy Crudup, Kai Schreiber, Taylor Nieson and Naomi Watts celebrate Kai’s 2022 graduation.
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Watts’ youngest child, Kai, was born on December 13, 2008. The Stripes founder said In style in October 2022 that she knew she “always wanted more than one child” after welcoming Sasha in 2007.
She added: “I had a childhood that was full of moving, we lost our father very young and I knew that having a sibling was so wonderful.”
When Kai was 10, Watts revealed in a 2019 interview Net-A-porter that both of her children had taken an interest in acting and had previously attended a performing arts summer camp.
“They seem to have a fault,” the actress said, adding that her feelings about their acting were “definitely mixed.”
Apart from acting, Kai is passionate about dancing and aerial acrobatics. Watts has often shared photos of her younger child’s performances, including attending a dance convention in November 2019.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kai got the whole family dancing. In April 2020, Watts posted a video on TikTok dancing with Kai to a remix of Nickelodeon’s theme song Max & Ruby. “Just trying to stay relevant… 🤷🏼♀️,” she captioned the clip.
A month later, the duo shared another video, but this time they were joined by Schreiber and Sasha in a synchronized dance to Doje Cat’s “Say So.”
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Naomi Watts on vacation with her children Sasha and Kai.
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In June 2022, Kai graduated from St. Luke’s School, a private high school in New York. Watts marked the occasion by sharing a photo of herself with her now-husband Crudup, Schreiber, Schreiber’s wife Neisen, Kai and Sasha after the ceremony.
“Congratulations to Kai ⚡️🎉Class of 2022 #modernfamily ❤️ #graduation,” Watts captioned the happy moment.
A year later, Watts celebrated Kai’s 15th birthday by posting a black-and-white photo of the teenager. “Happy birthday my sweet little angel. You are everything to me,” she wrote. “I’m so happy to be your mom. Keep dancing and showing the world your dynamic and magnificent spirit. ❤️-🌙.”
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