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\"She's an absolute joy. I'm never going to complain about shooting hours ever again because sleep deprivation is something else,\" Dormer deadpanned. \"I completely underestimated it!\"

\"It's a steep learning curve,\" she added. \"Sleep has always been quite important to me -- that's the only downside, but you know nature is so clever, the hormones kick in.\"

She also noted how becoming a mom may shape her future career and that she's considering returning to the theater even though she is \"going to find it very difficult.\"

Noting how actors will \"lean on nannies\" to continue acting, said Dormer, \"This is the perfect time to go back to the stage, because then I could be with her all day.\"

\"But with COVID, who knows when that will happen,\" she confessed.

Dormer and Oakes, 37, were first romantically linked in 2019 when they co-starred in the West End play \"Venus in Fur.\"

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