Jennifer Lopez has never been one to shy away from the spotlight, but this time, she's getting real in ways we've never seen before. In a heart-to-heart with Nikki, the superstar spills the tea on everything from her tough year to her latest cinematic venture and the lessons learned along the way.
- Jennifer Lopez has the feels
- She is dealing with life post divorce again
- THIS is what she told Nikki Glaser
J. Lo's reckoning
Playing "Judy Robles" in 'Unstoppable,' a film about an athlete who defies odds, Lopez found parallels with her own life battles. "My whole life has been proving my enoughness," she confessed. It's a sentiment many can relate to, stemming from a childhood of feeling overlooked. Yet, it's this very drive that's propelled J.Lo to the heights of fame.
But it hasn't all been smooth sailing. The past year threw Lopez some curveballs, with the cancellation of her concert tour and a very public divorce from Ben Affleck.
"My whole f**king world exploded," Lopez remarked on the aftermath of her split. However, it's clear she's not one to dwell on the past. Looking ahead, Lopez is embracing the freedom of going solo. "What if I'm just free?" she pondered, a question that marks a new chapter for the star.
Glaser tied Lopez’s preparation for the role into the star’s "struggle with low self-esteem."
"My whole life has been proving my enoughness," Lopez said. "Dealing with feeling like you’re enough, from when you’re very young, is something that you don’t figure out for a long time, because you’re not looking at yourself like that. Something is driving you and your decisions and you don’t know why."
Lopez said some of that motivation stemmed from childhood feelings of “being ignored, being a middle child, having a very outgoing mom and a dad who worked all day and worked all night and feeling like you weren’t important, like you weren’t a priority.”
"That embeds in you, and I think your parents are doing the best they can. Even now being a parent, I have much more empathy for what they’ve been through," she said. "I love my parents, but I do see the effect of who they were and how they were raised, on me. You don’t even really know until those things start manifesting in your actual adult relationships."
"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."
Her highly publicized relationship with Affleck, which involved them reuniting decades after their first engagement ended, got even more attention in August, when Lopez filed for divorce. She is now looking ahead, not behind, it seems.
"Now I’m excited, when you say you’re just going to be on your own," Lopez said. "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 added.
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Lopez's journey is a testament to the power of self-reliance and the beauty of new beginnings. As she prepares for the limited release of 'Unstoppable' in December, it's evident that J.Lo is not just surviving but thriving. "I'm good," she assured. And we believe her.
