Actress Cha Chung-hwa revealed that she voluntarily withdrew from three works due to pregnancy.

On the 16th, Cha Chung-hwa appeared on Kim Jung-nan’s YouTube channel content ‘Come on, Emina Kids, Kim Jung-nan and the Gathering of Luxury Actresses’ with Kim Sun-young and Jang So-yeon, and talked about the changes in her daily life after marriage and childbirth, as well as her hardships as an actress.

He said, “Before I got married, I would focus only on preparing thoroughly the day before a shoot, but now I get a call from my manager while making baby food and run out to the set.” He added, “This change was confusing at first for me, who has lived for acting.”

In particular, Cha Chung-hwa surprised everyone by revealing that she had dropped out of three dramas that she had been scheduled to star in while pregnant, which were villain and action-oriented.She explained, “I thought I could do it while pregnant, but the set was chaotic because of the action scenes, including the underwater scenes.” She continued, “I didn’t want my blessing to be a burden to the production team.In the end, I decided that it was right for me to drop out.”

She had even finished fitting for the costume, so she felt even more regretful, but her mother’s words comforted her.She recalled the moment when she almost cried, saying, “My mother said, ‘Cheonghwa, you are conceiving the most precious work of your life right now.The drama will come again.’”

Meanwhile, Cha Chung-hwa married a younger businessman in 2023 and became pregnant the same year, giving birth to a daughter.Having played supporting roles in Crash Landing on You, Cha Cha Cha in the Sea, and My Demon, she recently gave an impressive performance in the SBS drama Return of the Palace.


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