United Kingdom, Dec. 13 -- Claire Holt took a step back from acting because she wants to be present for her children.

In 2022, the 37-year-old performer made her last on-screen role as Rebekah Mikaelson in The Originals spin-off drama, Legacies, which is a part of the Vampire Diaries universe.

And Claire said her priorities have shifted from her career to motherhood since the arrival of sons James, six and Ford, two, as well as daughter Elle, five, whom she has with her 42-year-old husband, executive Andrew Joblon.

She explained to E! News: "I spent a lot of time trying to fit into the mould of something that I thought was hireable, desirable, or what I should have been.

"I had this sort of one-track goal of getting where I wanted to ...