Get the latest gossip

Mary Steenburgen Recalls Leaving ‘Puddle’ of Breastmilk on Oscars Stage After Welcoming Daughter Lilly: ‘I Was Freaking Out'


Mary Steenburgen shares daughter Lilly Walton, 43, and son Charlie McDowell, 41, with ex-husband Malcolm McDowell. The actress recalls the moment she left a "puddle" of breastmilk on the Oscars stage after the birth of her first child.

While chatting with her husband Ted Danson on the Friday, Nov. 11 episode of his podcast Where Everyone Knows Your Name, the actress, 71, shared a hilarious story from her experience at the Oscars in 1981 just two months after welcoming her daughter Lilly, now 43, with ex-husband Malcolm McDowell. The star says she was posing for the picture with the other Oscar winners "and it was all taking way longer than I thought it was going to," adding "I was freaking out." Charlie McDowell, Lily Collins, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson attend the "Windfall" LA Special Screening on March 11, 2022.

Get the Android app

Or read this on People

Read more on:

Photo of Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Related news:

News photo

Ted Danson Shares His and Mary Steenburgen's Secret for Happy Marriage

News photo

Ted Danson Says He’s ‘So Blessed’ to Be Married to Wife Mary Steenburgen: She’s ‘Heaven-Sent’

News photo

Ted Danson and wife of 25 years Mary Steenburgen support her nepo baby's new film (and her famous ex turns up too)