Leighton Meester Says Playing a Mom in 'The Weekend Away' Is 'Exactly Me' in Real Life
Photo: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Leighton Meesteris getting real about the realities of motherhood. Opening up about her role as Beth, a new mom who takes a vacation, in Netflix’s thrillerThe Weekend Away, Meester, 35, toldCosmopolitan UKthat she instantly connected with her character. Meester continued, “[The Weekend Awayis] definitely centered around her journey to motherhood and how that is coloring her experiencing and how she’s seeing the world now. I thought that was really something I could really dig into and enjoy....