{"id":2506395,"date":"2026-07-17T18:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2506395"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:04:01","slug":"mandy-moore-shares-how-she-reacted-when-her-son-gus-5-asked-her-about-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mandy-moore-shares-how-she-reacted-when-her-son-gus-5-asked-her-about-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandy Moore Shares How She Reacted When Her Son Gus, 5, Asked Her About Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Mandy Moore shared a candid moment when her son Gus asked about her age and mortality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The actress recently opened up about her postpartum body after having three kids in 3\u00bd years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Moore shares her three kids \u2014 Gus, 5, Ozzie, 3, and Lou, 21 months \u2014 with husband Taylor Goldsmith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/mandy-moore\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mandy Moore\u2019s<\/a> son is already asking the hard-hitting questions.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, July 16, the actress, 42, shared a post on her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mandymooremm\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram Stories<\/a> about a recent conversation she\u2019d had with her son Gus, 5, on the way to summer camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn our way to camp this morning Gus asked me if I was going to die before dad because I\u2019m older than him,\u201d Moore wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBURN. I told him I\u2019m only a year older than @taylordawesgoldsmith, geeez,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:767px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Mandy Moore\u2019s Instagram StoryCredit: Mandy Moore\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Moore shares her three kids \u2014 Gus, Ozzie, 3, and Lou, 21 months \u2014 with husband Taylor Goldsmith, 40.<\/p>\n<p>That same day, the star shared a video on her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/mandymooremm\/3942674055371594977\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram Stories<\/a> where she got candid about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mandy-moore-shares-a-look-at-her-loose-skin-and-all-after-having-3-kids-in-3-years-12021319\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">what her body looks like<\/a> after having three kids. In the clip, Moore stretched loose skin on her abdomen while looking in the mirror. \u201cAfter 3 kids in 3\u00bd years, this is what my body is&#8230;loose skin and all,\u201d she captioned the brief clip.<\/p>\n<p>In the subsequent video, the actress shared an update on her fitness journey. \u201cAlso Im super awkward and not a natural athlete but I\u2019m committed to getting stronger for the long run,\u201d she captioned a video of herself doing a pull-up in a gym.<\/p>\n<p>Back in May 2025, Moore celebrated her first Mother\u2019s Day as a mom of three and shared a sweet message about motherhood in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJhUQDIptHI\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram carousel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a mom is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mandy-moore-marks-mothers-day-as-mom-of-3-with-throwback-photos-of-her-mom-11720190\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the single greatest gift of my life<\/a> and while you\u2019re never off the clock worrying or stressing or planning, the quiet, unmistakable joy triumphs over everything else,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI\u2019m endlessly grateful to the moms in my life who model what it takes, lend an ear, make the best suggestions, and generally make me feel less alone on the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, the actress appeared on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kylie-kelce-reveals-pet-name-she-refuses-to-be-called-11774107\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kylie Kelce\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0podcast\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@nglwithkylie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not Gonna Lie<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and was asked whether she\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mandy-moore-reveals-what-she-had-the-most-trouble-with-after-having-baby-at-40-11774318\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">got a lot of opinions<\/a>\u00a0about having her daughter Lou at 40.<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes and no. I mean, I feel like having my third child at 40, this term \u2018geriatric pregnancy\u2019 that\u2019s thrown around. I think at least in my experience, so many of my friends are having kids later in life, whether it\u2019s by choice or it\u2019s by circumstance or biology,\u201d Moore began.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI think the thing that I had the most trouble with is just like this system in general kind of treating us as this anomaly that we\u2019re like too old and we\u2019re too complicated or high risk, and really, it\u2019s like, \u2018Nope, we\u2019re just human beings.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I feel like it\u2019s just such an outdated label,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo it\u2019s less about how I think the people and the perceptions they may have had, like the people in my life, it was just more about the healthcare system in general. It feels like such an outdated one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to just women in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mandy-moore-shares-how-she-reacted-when-her-son-asked-her-about-death-12021699\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Mandy Moore shared a candid moment when her son Gus asked about her age and mortality The actress recently opened up about her postpartum body after having three kids in 3\u00bd years Moore shares her three kids \u2014 Gus, 5, Ozzie, 3, and Lou, 21 months \u2014 with husband Taylor Goldsmith Mandy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2506397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2506395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mandy-Moore-Shares-How-She-Reacted-When-Her-Son-Gus.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506398,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506395\/revisions\/2506398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}