Julia Stiles Shares How Her Husband and Her 3 Kids Are Supporting Her as She Starts “DWTS ”Journey

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• Julia Stiles is preparing for Dancing with the Stars with support from her husband and three children

• The actress practices her routines at home, often dancing with her kids or twirling around her husband

• Stiles welcomed her third child in 2023, sharing the news in 2024

Julia Stiles is getting support from her family at home as she begins her Dancing with the Stars journey.

On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Save the Last Dance actress, 45, was announced as part of the next season of DWTS . As she gets ready to put her dancing shoes back on, Stiles has been able to rely on her husband Preston Cook and their three kids — Strummer, 8, Arlo, 4, and her third child, whom she welcomed in 2023 and whose name she hasn't shared — for support.

"They see me dance every day and every night in my kitchen and in the living room," Stiles told E! News . "They're like, 'Oh there goes Mommy again.' "

Stiles has even recruited her little ones as her at-home dancing partners.

"Sometimes I pick them up and I'm actually practicing the dance holding them," she explained. "And my husband will just stand there and I kind of twirl around him."

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In April 2024, Stiles revealed that she privately welcomed her third child in 2023 .

"I'm kind of like a bundle of emotions, because I have a 5-month-old baby and I went into directing my first movie," she told The New York Times . Stiles was referring to her directorial debut for the film Wish You Were Here , which wrapped production in February of that same year.

The actress has not revealed the sex or name of her third child.

Stiles opted out of detailing her pregnancy. "I didn't really talk about it," she told the Times , before she briefly shared her experience with motherhood, comparing it to her latest venture.

"I think that actually being a mom is really great training for being a director," she continued. "You have to think 10 steps ahead but also be in the present moment. You have to be good at time management. You have to be sensitive to people's needs and guide them, but also hold a boundary."

Still, the Dexter alum confessed that she was still in a new baby haze at the time. "I am running on fumes in terms of sleep," Stiles said. "But I feel more energized than I ever have."

Stiles welcomed son Arlo, in 2022 , and announced the exciting news on her Instagram. "Welcome to the world, Baby Arlo! ✨ The newest addition to our family, reminding me how infinite love can be. 💖," she wrote, alongside a photo of baby Arlo's feet.

In the following slide, she shared a photo of "how [her] 4 year old is taking it," showing a toilet defaced with red marker.

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