Maciej Stuhr on his daughter’s challenges: “She is slightly disabled, I can see how difficult her life is”.

A moving confession in `Authentic’.

In one of the episodes of the programme “Autentyczni”, in which well-known people answer questions from people on the autism spectrum, Maciej Stuhr himself found himself interviewed this time. The discussion focused on his private life, including family relationships and difficult experiences. When asked how he would cope if he were a person on the spectrum, the actor decided to make a frank confession about his daughter.

My daughter is slightly disabled,” Stuhr revealed. – ‘I see what she struggles with and how difficult her life is because of it. I also see how brave she is in overcoming her difficulties.

The actor did not reveal details about Matilda’s condition, stressing that theorising in this situation would be `not fair’.

Relationship with daughter – challenges and coming together

Matilda, now 24 years old, is Maciej Stuhr’s daughter from his first marriage to Samanta Janas. After her parents’ divorce in 2013, the relationship between father and daughter was not always ideal. In an interview with Politika. Stuhr admitted that the bond-building process was sometimes full of ups and downs.

The trauma of his parents’ separation meant that things were very different between us. Sometimes it was wonderful and friendly, and sometimes we were awful. To this day, we are still trying to establish these relationships,” said the actor.

Stuhr on fatherhood and family

Maciej Stuhr, who also has an eight-year-old son with his current wife, Katarzyna Błażejewska, often emphasises how important fatherhood is to him. His public confession about Matilda shows that, as a father, he tries to support his children in their individual challenges, while remaining aware of how different their experiences can be.