Margaret Qualley shares rare details on life with Jack Antonoff, says kids are “for sure” in new cover interview
Margaret Qualley is pulling back the curtain on love, marriage, and what comes next. In a new magazine cover story released Thursday, the 31-year-old actor offers unusually candid reflections on her relationship with husband Jack Antonoff, saying she’s long been “love-oriented” and affirming that children are “for sure” in the plan.
A cover moment with candor
The interview arrives alongside a striking photo spread that puts Qualley’s New York chapter front and center, including a towel-only cover shot that nods to the city’s iconic “I Love New York” logo. Inside, she oscillates between playful glamour and unguarded honesty, modeling shimmering sequins and black lace while offering fresh insight into her private world.
“I’ve always been very love-oriented,” she says, explaining that finding her partner reframed how she moves through life and work. “I’ve always been looking for my person, and I met Jack.”
On finding her person—and finding confidence
Qualley credits Antonoff, 41, with helping her grow into a more expansive version of herself. “Jack has helped me for sure, because he has made me feel more confident to explore all the parts of myself,” she shares. The sentiment tracks with how the actor has carried herself in recent years—balancing high-profile projects with a deliberately low-key personal profile, and choosing her moments to speak about home life with care.
Family plans: “Yeah, for sure”
Pressed on whether she and Antonoff plan to have kids, Qualley doesn’t waver. “Yeah, for sure,” she replies. The clarity of that answer stands out in an interview otherwise marked by gentle boundaries around the particulars of her marriage, suggesting a couple aligned on life’s next chapters even if they prefer to keep timelines and details to themselves.
Texted truths: love, friends, and a farm fantasy
Later, Qualley follows up with a string of texted reflections that read like a mini-manifesto of what fuels her. “I love my husband, my family. I love dancing and horses. I love the moon,” she writes, adding that “happy crying is the best.” She name-checks Tara Brach and books on tape as staples in her listening rotation and offers an unabashed endorsement of her spouse’s creative output: “And anything Jack writes.”
She also centers the women around her: “Female friendships are so holy, shout out Talia Ryder.” Family remains core—“My sister was my first soulmate”—and she sprinkles in delightfully specific life goals, from finally learning to drive stick (“my brother tried to teach me but I was 12 and it didn’t land”) to a pastoral endgame: “I wanna die on a farm.”
How the romance unfolded
Qualley and Antonoff were first linked in August 2021, when they were photographed kissing on a Brooklyn bridge during a casual ice-cream stroll—an early snapshot that hinted at the relationship’s unshowy tone. They made a formal public appearance together in March 2022 at an industry luncheon, and engagement buzz followed that May after Qualley stepped out at the Cannes Film Festival wearing a diamond ring.
The wedding arrived on August 19, 2023, on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, at Parker’s Garage, with a guest list that drew famous friends alongside close family. The bride’s mother, Andie MacDowell, and sister Rainey joined the festivities, as did several of the couple’s well-known peers.
Work, identity, and what’s next
Qualley’s remarks land amid a pivotal career stretch, with the actor continuing to shape-shift onscreen and build momentum around “Substance.” The interview’s blend of restraint and revelation mirrors that evolution: a performer increasingly comfortable defining her own narrative while keeping a tight circle of intimacies intact.
For now, she seems intent on honoring both tracks—professional ambition and personal grounding—with the same clarity she brings to a single text message. Love first. Friends cherished. Family at the center. And, when the time is right, a new chapter that expands the definition of home.
