Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba scaled back her acting career after becoming a mother as previous health scares changed her outlook on life.

The Valentine's Day star – who has three children with her ex-husband Cash Warren - told Romper: "My mother had cancer at a really young age. Many women in my family have passed from various different cancers, none of them genetic.

"I had five surgeries before I was 11 years old. I had chronic allergies, and I was hospitalised a lot as a child. I had this real moment of, I want to live, and thrive, and spend as much time with this little person that I'm bringing into the world as possible and stay.

"So, my health matters. I want this little person to be healthy. And it's really freaking hard to be happy when you don't have your health."