Janet Jackson won't put son Eissa into showbusiness

Janet Jackson won't be putting her son into showbusiness.

The 58-year-old singer - who has seven-year-old Eissa with her ex-husband Wissam Al Mana - has amassed huge success since starting out as a child star in the 1970s and while she is "so thankful" that she got the chance to be a mother, has insisted that she will not be putting her little boy on the same path and will leave the decision completely up to him.

Speaking on UK TV show 'Loose Women', she said: "It means everything. I'm so thankful that God allowed me to experience [motherhood], because it didn't have to be. I do a lot of reflection, it's amazing because kids don't realise what you go through as a parent or what you have going on the back burner."

However, if Eissa is particularly passionate about a showbiz career, Janet won't stand in his way once he's an adult.

She added: "It's about him. If that's what he wants but I would say that he has to wait til he's of age and still make sure that's what he wants to do. Whatever you do is very difficult. The industry is very tough, but he would have to wait til he is 18."