Jennifer Lopez is getting honest about her life.
Lopez spoke with comedian Nikki Glaser for Interview magazine about the last year of her life, which included the cancelation of her planned concert tour and the dissolution of her marriage to Ben Affleck.
Glaser and Lopez began their conversation discussing Lopez’s role as Judy Robles in the film “Unstoppable.” Robles is the mother of Anthony Robles, an athlete born with one leg who went on to become a successful wrestler.
Glaser connected Jennifer’s training for the part to the star’s “struggle with low self-esteem.”
Jennifer Lopez Reflects On How Her ‘World Exploded’ In The Past Year
“My whole life has been proving my enoughness,” she stated. “Dealing with feeling like you’re enough starts when you’re very young, and it takes a long time to figure out because you don’t look at yourself that way. Something is driving you and your decisions, and you don’t understand why.”
Jennifer attributed some of her inspiration to childhood memories of “being ignored, being a middle child, having a very outgoing mom and a dad who worked all day and all night, and feeling like you weren’t important, like you weren’t a priority.”
“That embeds in you, and I believe your parents are doing their best. Even now, as a parent, I have a lot more empathy for what they’ve gone through,” she explained. “I love my parents, but I can see how their personalities and upbringing influenced me. You won’t even know till those traits show in your actual grownup relationships.”
The talk then shifted to her recent months, which have not been easy for Jennifer.
Jennifer felt a sense of accomplishment after working on the movie, “This Is Me…Now” music, short film, and documentary.
“I’m good,” she said. “I did all the work and look at where I am, and then it was like my whole f**king world exploded.”
Lopez’s highly publicized relationship with Affleck, which saw them reuniting decades after their first engagement ended, received even more attention in August when she filed for divorce.
Jennifer Lopez Reflects On How Her ‘World Exploded’ In The Past Year
It appears that she is now gazing forward rather than back.
“Now I’m excited, when you say you’re just going to be on your own,” Lopez laughed. “Yes, I’m not looking for anybody, because everything that I’ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f**kng do when it’s just me flying on my own.”
“What if I’m just free?” she continued.
“Unstoppable” is set for a limited release in theaters in December.
SOURCE | CNN
