Jaime Pressly Covers Redbook Magazine

Jaime Pressly looks photoshopped almost beyond recogniton, as she covers the April 2009 issue of Redbook magazine.

Here are some highlights of her interview:

You’ve always had a foul-mouthed, take-no-prisoners, just-one-of-the-boys persona on the set of Earl. Is that different now that you’re a mother?
Are you kidding, lady? I’m so one of the boys on the show! Lord, yes. Why stop the fun? I had a child; I didn’t die. [Costars] Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee are like my brothers. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have gotten through my pregnancy. They’re both fathers, and they were very understanding. When I got pregnant, they already knew I was a spitfire, so they were all a little afraid. I had my emotional moments. But no crazy yelling or anything like that. Honestly, when you’re surrounded by people who are supportive, you don’t feel like you need to explain yourself, therefore you don’t act out.

At the shoot today, your son seemed like quite the talker. What are his favorite utterances?
[Jaime imitates Dezi by smacking her forehead] “Oh, maaaannnn.” He got that from Dora the Explorer. Mommy was his first word — which I loved. He got Dada soon after. For a while he spoke more Spanish than English because Eric is Cuban. There’s lots of “aqui, aqui” and “comida, Mami,” when he wants to eat. He can count to 10 in English. In Spanish, though, he really likes the word cinco. He’ll say, “Uno, dos, tres, quatro,” then “cinco, cinco, cinco.” He’s a really smart kid, really animated, lots of personality.

Last November, you and Eric split up. How does the parenting arrangement work now?
I have full custody, but when he’s in town, Eric comes and sees Dezi every day. Dezi’s too young right now to go overnight. But Eric’s very much a part of his life; he’s a great father. We make sure that no matter what happens, Dezi is okay and protected and knows that Mom and Daddy love him. We’ve never argued in front of him. We don’t raise our voices around him.