Red Carpet Confidential: Mariska Hargitay Pleased With Polite Son, Poet Hubby

July 27th, 2009 6:30 am / Author: Valerie Nome

emmy 220908Mariska Hargitay unpacks a converter every time she flies with three-year-old son August. After all, he deserves to watch his movies en route to his destination since he’s such a good boy.

“My son made me look really good when two people told me he said ‘excuse me, would you be so kind…’,” Mariska, 45, says. “Ooh! She said ‘what have you been teaching him?’ And I went ‘that.’ He’s very polite, and that makes me very proud. He’s Mr. Please and Thank You. That’s important to me.”

Hubby Peter calls him a “happy kid,” and Mariska begins to melt. Tears well up in the Law and Order: SVU star’s eyes when she talks about the man she married in 2004.

“My husband is the most soulful poet that I know, and he makes me very happy,” the actress, who suffered a collapsed lung earlier this year, says.

Likewise, Peter, 45, is enamored with Mariska for her sense of humor.

Hm, what makes her so funny? Could she be a prankster?

“There’s a spirit in some people that sees the world in a way that includes an incredible dose of a specific humor, and I think she’s really blessed with that spirit,” he tells me.

The 2009 best actress Emmy nominee calls Michelle Obama her inspiration.

“I love her. I admire her so much. She is intelligent and elegant and graceful and generous and compassionate and maternal and strong.

Does she think Michelle would make a good wife?

“I do! I’m sure she is because of how she does everything else in her life.”

The Discussion

  1. Gio says:

    …and I call Mariska my inspiration! I admire her so much. She is intelligent and elegant and graceful and generous and compassionate and maternal and strong… I wish her and her happy and extraordinary family all the best!

  2. allisonB says:

    She rocks!

  3. Ângela says:

    Mariska is a great person and deserves all the happiness of mundo.Através interviews realizes that it is a very educada.Portanto not surprised that his son too. She and Peter are a lovely couple.

  4. Carly says:

    Mariska is MY inspiration. <3 She’s so amazing. If I get to be half the woman she is, I’ll be the luckiest person in the world.

  5. Claudine says:

    I love Mariska. She is an amazing person. Its simplicity and generosity I encantam.Que good if all celebrities had the spirit of humanitarian Mariska. She is like an angel radiating beauty and harmony and formed a beautiful family in every way.

  6. Bashia says:

    Mariska is my inspiration. With everything she does. I am glad, as a survivor of sexual assault, that she founded JHF. I know alot of her fans are very proud of her. She is like a pioneer and she is truly amazing. Although I have never met her, she just radiates grace, beauty, talent, intelligence. I know she and peter are great parents because of just what this article said. I wish them the best cause they deserve it.

  7. Antonia says:

    I love Mariska. What a great and beautiful woman! His generosity and simplicity should be copied by most of the celebrities that even when they “love” appears only think of.

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