Teen mum Keisha Castle-Hughes has admitted having a child has been “hard” but she finds motherhood a “blessing”.

Keisha, 19, shot to fame when she appeared in the 2002 flick Whale Rider and was Oscar nominated. She then fell pregnant at 17 years old and gave birth to her daughter Felicity-Amore, now two, with boyfriend Bradley Hull.

Keisha has kept herself out of the limelight to take care of her daughter and is now promoting her new movie The Vintner’s Luck.

Talking at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of the film, she said: “I absolutely love being a mother. It’s been a blessing. It’s fun and it’s hard, but it’s absolutely amazing.”

Keisha added about her mini-me daughter: “Felicity’s just like me. All trapped into a little body. It’s quite full on. She’s got lots of energy and quite dramatic.

“She’s picked up quite a few dramatic tendencies from me, which is good and bad. But it’s very exciting to watch her personally develop.”