Mandy Moore says her 'This Is Us' character is a 'North Star' when it comes to parenting her two sons

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Mandy Moore’s ‘This Is Us’ has been over for more than a year, but the 39-year-old singer-actress still ponders on her character Rebecca Pearson - all the more as she raises her children.

Recently, Moore shared with TODAY, how the fictional character she played in the hit NBC show continues to inspire her and help in her parenting of her two boys August, 2, and Oscar, 1. 

Mandy Moore says Rebecca Pearson is ‘on a pedestal’ to her

On Monday, December 18, Moore gushed about the character and said, “She’s sort of on a pedestal to me.”

Explaining, that Pearson continues to guide her in her mind, she explained, “Occasionally, I’ll find myself [thinking], ‘What would she do in this position? How would she handle this?’ She’s kind of the little, like, quiet North Star out there,” per Us Weekly.

Moore, who shares her two sons with her husband Taylor Goldsmith, played the role of Rebecca Pearson for the six seasons of the Emmy-winning series.

The story chronicled Rebecca’s life from her childhood to her old age which included her life as a new mother to embracing the middle age as a parent of three adult children.

After experiencing motherhood on-screen and being able to traverse through the nuances of life, Moore feels Rebecca is the person who can inspire her.

Moore added, “She’d know exactly what to say, with beautiful music swelling in the background,” before adding, “Yeah, I don’t have any of that going for me.”

The ‘Tangled’ star continued, “I am just trying my level best to keep my head above water. I don’t know how she did it with three children all at the same time at the same age. Feels so impossible.”

During the interview, she also raved about her two boys when she said, “I love having boys and I love trying to raise them with sensitivity and respect,”before adding,  “They’re both tender, sensitive dudes. I hope they’re able to carry that with them, like, moving forward as well.”

Mandy Moore loves her ‘forever family’

Moore does not, however, only have an attachment with her character Rebecca Pearson, but also with her entire ‘This Is Us’ cast members, which include Milo Ventimiligia, Sterling K Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Jon Huertas.

In July 2023, more than a year after the last episode aired, Moore shared with PEOPLE that “The cast is absolutely in touch,” while adding the group chat of cast members is “always going.”

She shared, “A bunch of us just had dinner a few weeks ago … they’re going to be my forever family. I love them deeply.”

She continued to rave about Huertas and Sullivan being the most hilarious members of the chat saying, “Jon Huertas and Chris Sullivan are definitely two of the funniest people I've ever met,” before explaining, “So they're the ones that constantly have the one-liners or the gifs flowing for sure.”

She added, “I miss them. I miss the work... that is such an important chapter of my life that, I don't know, maybe it'll come to fruition again in some form someday.”