Multi-talented Jennifer Lopez covers the latest issue of Complex Magazine. In the interview, she talks about her upcoming movie, plastic surgery, love, divorce and being a sexy single mom.
Here are some excerpts:
On Divorce and Her Marriages
Complex: From your book, it’s
clear that divorce affected you deeply, especially because your parents
stayed together through thick and thin for more than 30 years. For them,
divorce was not an option.
They stayed together for a long time,
and when they did divorce, it was shocking. But [that was] what we were
taught: that you got married and stayed married. Talking about
self-esteem, when my first marriage didn’t work out, my second marriage
didn’t work out, and I was with Marc [Anthony] and I was trying to make
it work, and that didn’t work out, it was devastating. Each time I felt
like such a failure, from what I’d been taught. Those are things that
grate on your self-esteem. “OK, I failed. Why can’t I make this work?”
But it forces you to look at yourself in the best way possible. I’m
grateful for all those trials and tribulations because with that you
gain perseverance and the desire to learn and grow. So I’m happy about
those experiences now. They’re painful in the moment, but now I see
myself as a brave warrior princess who keeps going no matter what, and
who has learned to cherish the things that matter in life, which is
finding my own happiness first and then being able to share that with
not just people in my life but with the world.
On Her Sexy Image
How do you respond to people who criticized your “Booty” video and asked what your kids will say when they see it?
I’m not allowed to be sexy because I’m a mom? It’s like, How do you think I got my children? [Laughs.]
The truth is I don’t want to do anything that they would be embarrassed
of in the long run. But at the end of the day, they care more about me
being there, taking care of them, than if I’m sexy in a video. And I’m
not saying that one day they may not be like, “Mom! Why did you do
that?!” [Laughs.] But I don’t think that in 10 years I’m going
to be doing that either. Again, it’s about what feels good to me in this
moment. It felt right. It’s a good message for women. I’m standing next
to this girl who is 24 years old and I’m in my 40s and there’s no
difference. Women need to see that and feel that. You can’t let the fear
of what people might say or think stop you from doing what you want to
do or else we would never do anything.
On Herself, and Beautiful People With Low Self Esteem
As someone who’s been open about having low self-esteem in the past, why do you think so many beautiful women are insecure?
It’s not just beautiful women. It’s all
women. And it’s all men, too. It’s everyone. People are more surprised
when they hear that somebody who is attractive is insecure. I don’t
understand that because, again, we’re all human. Nobody looks in the
mirror and goes, “That person is so perfect!” It’s just the nature of a
human being that they have insecurities. You try to do things that
you’re proud of to boost up your self-esteem and your integrity. At the
end of the day, you’re the only person who can give that to you. That’s
something that everybody struggles with at one time or another. I’m no
different than anybody else in that sense.
On Plastic Surgery and ‘Unreal’ Bodies
You’ve maintained an all-natural look, but nowadays even young women are getting plastic surgery.
Yeah, the bodies right now are…unreal.
That must concern you as a parent of a daughter.
Yeah, what is she gonna want to do, or
how good is she gonna feel about herself? I hope to show her from
example that you have to love yourself for who you are. And that doesn’t
mean that you can’t do things to enhance yourself, like work out, or if
somebody wants to get a nose job. I don’t know. You can take a hard
stance on things and then eat your words later. All I’m saying is, at
the end of the day, you got to feel happy about who you are inside, and
then you can make good choices for yourself.
You can read the full interview on Complex Magazine.
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