What happens when two best friends decide to get pregnant together? Apparently, friendship wasn’t complicated enough — now we’re adding babies!
That’s the wonderfully funny premise behind LET’S HAVE KIDS, starring Karen Gillan and Zoë Chao as two best friends who make one very ambitious pact: to get pregnant at the same time.
Sounds like a brilliant idea, right?
Well, as anyone who’s ever made a grand plan with their best friend knows, life has a funny way of rewriting the script!
I sat down with the two wonderful actresses to talk about friendship, motherhood, comedy, and what happens when two people who thought they’d share everything suddenly find themselves on very different journeys.
And yes, we had some laughs along the way!
KAREN GILLAN ON EMMA’S BIG, BEAUTIFUL PLAN
Karen Gillan plays Emma, a woman who approaches the idea of motherhood with optimism and the belief that life’s biggest milestones will be even better when shared with her best friend.
But what happens when reality refuses to cooperate?
That’s one of the questions at the heart of Let’s Have Kids.
During our conversation, I asked Karen what attracted her to Emma’s optimism — and whether there were moments when even she wanted to look at her character and say, “Girl, what are you doing?!”
Because let’s face it: sometimes the most lovable movie characters are the ones whose good intentions lead them straight into chaos.
ZOË CHAO ON THE EMOTIONAL HEART OF FRIENDSHIP
Zoë Chao plays Phoebe, Emma’s best friend and partner in their life-changing pregnancy pact.
But underneath the comedy is a surprisingly universal question:
What happens when the person who’s always been beside you starts moving in a different direction?
One of the things I appreciate about Let’s Have Kids is that the story isn’t simply about becoming a parent.
It’s about the expectations we place on our friendships, the promises we make, and the difficult realization that loving someone doesn’t necessarily mean living identical lives.
I asked Zoë how she approached that emotional journey while preserving the humor that makes the story so entertaining.
Because sometimes the funniest moments come from the most uncomfortable truths.
BEST FRIENDS, BIG LAUGHS AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES CHEMISTRY
Of course, a movie about best friends needs two performers who can make that friendship believable.
And that’s where Karen Gillan and Zoë Chao come in!
Their characters’ relationship is the foundation of Let’s Have Kids, balancing the absurdity of their situation with the emotional stakes of a friendship under pressure.
Naturally, I had to ask the really important question:
Who’s the bigger troublemaker on set?
And was there a moment when one of them simply couldn’t keep a straight face?
After all, great comedy isn’t just about delivering a funny line.
It’s about timing, trust, and having someone across from you who’s willing to play along.
WHEN FRIENDSHIP AND MOTHERHOOD COLLIDE
Here’s what makes the premise of Let’s Have Kids especially interesting to me.
It’s not really about two women making a pregnancy pact.
It’s about what happens when two people who’ve shared so much of their lives discover that they can’t control where life takes them next.
Friendships change. Priorities shift. Dreams evolve.
And sometimes, the greatest act of friendship is learning how to love someone even when their journey no longer looks like yours.
I asked Karen whether every lasting friendship eventually reaches that moment of transformation.
And with Zoë, I wanted to explore the emotional scenes that reveal just how much Emma and Phoebe mean to each other.
Because underneath the jokes and the baby talk, there’s something genuinely touching about the fear of losing the person who knows you best.
WHO WOULD BE THE STRICT PARENT — AND WHO WOULD BE THE FUN ONE?
Now, you didn’t think I’d let these two leave without having a little fun, did you?
For my final question, I turned the movie’s premise back on the actresses themselves.
If Karen and Zoë actually made a pact to raise children together, who would be the strict parent?
Who would be the fun parent?
And most importantly, who would be calling the other at three in the morning screaming, “HELP ME!”?
You’ll have to watch our conversation to see how they tackle that question!
WATCH MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH KAREN GILLAN AND ZOË CHAO
From their characters’ ambitious plans to the emotional complexities of friendship, we explore the humor and heart behind Let’s Have Kids.
SOMETIMES THE GREATEST LOVE STORY IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP
What I find most appealing about Let’s Have Kids is its central idea that friendship can be every bit as complicated, rewarding, frustrating, and beautiful as romance.
We spend so much time talking about finding the love of our lives.
But what about the friends who stay with us through life’s biggest changes?
The ones who know our secrets, celebrate our victories, survive our mistakes, and remind us who we are when everything else seems uncertain?
Sometimes those are the relationships that shape us the most.
And sometimes, as Let’s Have Kids reminds us, even the best-laid plans can lead to unexpected discoveries.
So here’s my question for you, movie lovers: Would YOU ever make a pregnancy pact with your best friend?
Tell me what you think!
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