Jennifer Lopez says family are 'grounding presence' in her life
Jennifer Lopez has opened up on how her family keep her "grounded".
Jennifer Lopez says her family are "such a grounding presence" in her life.
The 56-year-old pop star and actress has opened up on how her 17-year-old twins Max and Emme - who she has with ex-husband Marc Anthony - help her "survive" her hectic schedule and a life in the spotlight.
She told Extra: “My family for me is really the thing that made me who I am, that helps me be able to survive in the chaos of this business. "You know, they know who I am and that’s all that matters to me — my kids, my mom, you know, my loved ones, my team.
"They know who I am, and that for me is such a groundling presence in my life that I’m able to do and withstand so much and stick to the passion of what I love to do and keep my eye on the prize all the time — keep my eye on, you know, the important things, which is love and family, and their support is everything for me.”
J-Lo's mother Guadalupe Rodriguez joined her at the New York City premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman this week, and she hailed her the "best daughter a mother can have".
Speaking to the same outlet, she said: "I’m so proud of her. I’m so blessed.
"God gave me a wonderful daughter, you know, and I hope she gets the recognition she deserves because she’s worked so hard for so many years, and I just love her to death.”
The new film is building up some Oscar buzz, and Lupe hopes her daughter's name is in the mix.
She added: "My daughter has worked for over 30 years in this industry, and she more than deserves to win an Oscar or even get nominated.”
When it comes to her own kids, Jennifer noted she was in a "brutal" phase a few years ago with the twins but now they get along in a "really beautiful" way.
She told Live with Kelly and Mark: "Now they’re 17, they’ll be 18 in February. They’re graduating this June from high school and I feel like, we’re close.
"We’re a close-knit three now. A lot has happened with us.
"We had to bond together, you know what I mean? That kind of changed things and made it really beautiful for us."
