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Atikah Suhaime torn over returning to acting as she struggles to leave daughter

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Atikah Suhaime said she feels reluctant to spend long periods away from her daughter while working on My Stupid Boss 3 in Jakarta.
  • She said she may wait to accept drama commitments until her daughter is ready to be separated from her.
  • Atikah slowed her acting career after giving birth to Lyla Mulan Teh in March 2025.

Atikah Suhaime says returning to acting has left her torn because her daughter, Lyla Mulan Teh, is still growing up.

The actress said filming My Stupid Boss 3 in Jakarta kept her away from Lyla from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Although Atikah’s sister-in-law took the child sightseeing, swimming and to a farm, Atikah said her daughter still looked sad because her mother was not with her.

“I'm not saying I don't want to act, but this is what makes me hesitant. I don't see her all day, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., because I am filming My Stupid Boss 3 in Jakarta,” Atikah said in a social-media post.

I'm not saying I don't want to act, but this is what makes me hesitant. I don't see her all day, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., because I am filming My Stupid Boss 3 in Jakarta.

· Atikah SuhaimeThe actress explained why filming has made her reluctant to resume acting fully.

She indicated that she was not yet ready to accept a drama commitment until her daughter could cope with being apart from her. “I will only start acting in dramas when she is ready,” she said.

Atikah chose to slow her acting career after giving birth to Lyla in March 2025 so she could focus on her child. She married businessman Datuk Lokman Teh on January 21, 2024.

I will only start acting in dramas when she is ready.

· Atikah SuhaimeAtikah said she would wait until her daughter was ready to spend more time apart.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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