The former Dawson's Creek actress gave birth to baby Suri in April last year and has admitted that she felt "empowered" by the experience.

"I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt closer to other women - to my sisters, to my mom," she told Harper's Bazaar magazine. "I felt empowered, like, 'I've given birth. I did it! There's nothing I can't handle.'

"I've really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri as well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means - is she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? - and figuring out how to really help her."

Asked if she would do it again, she replied: "Definitely!"