Jennifer Love Hewitt Self-love is a whisperer.
The 45-year-old actress recently opened up about how ageism has played a role in her decades-long career in Hollywood.
Hewitt said, “I feel like fans pick this age that they love and that they feel represents you, and you should never go beyond that.” told Fox New Digital In an interview published on Thursday. “For me, it was like me and my 20s. It seems like people are having a hard time accepting that I don’t look like that anymore.”
“Time of Your Life” Alum She started acting at a young age in “Kids Incorporated” before getting her first big break at the age of 16 as Sarah Reeves in Fox’s “Party of Five.”
Two years later, he starred in the iconic 1997 Slasher “I Know What You Did Last Summer” And its sequel. Along with several popular television shows, including “Ghost Whisperer” and “The Client List”, Hewitt has recorded four studio albums.
“Heartbreakers” Veterinarian – Who Shares Kids Autumn, 11, Atticus, 9, and Aidan, 3with husband brian Hallisey – said she didn’t want her children to see these types of negative comments.
Hewitt explained, “I have a daughter, I’m sensitive about it because I don’t want my kids to read those things and feel that way… or worry about it hurting me… sometimes doing that It is difficult.”
The singer said, “It’s hard because I think as human beings, we want to grow… we want lines on our faces, and you know, breastfeeding our babies would have brought down our breasts. Are, or you know, our butts get bigger.”
“No matter what, you just want the freedom to be whoever you are at that age. And it’s sometimes sad when people reject you for having a presence on Instagram or through word of mouth on the internet because they are having a hard time adjusting to it.
Although the “Holiday Junkie” star has seen the public react to her aging, Hewitt still likes where she is today.
“Age is age,” he added. “I think women really come into this… it’s beautiful to accept and feel comfortable with yourself at 40. I love living in my 40s. I really do.”
Last year, Hewitt clapped back at claims she was “unrecognizable” after sharing a photo on Instagram without filters and makeup. Many people commented that he looked very different,
“The picture ended somewhere. And a bunch of people were like, ‘Jennifer Love Hewitt is unrecognizable,'” she recalled.Inside You” Podcast with Michael Rosenbaum In those days.
“‘She is unrecognizable and so she has gone into the filter because she doesn’t want us to know how bad she really looks at 40.’ And I said, ‘This is crazy.’ Correct?”
Acknowledging her physique at the time, Hewitt quipped, “She was one to watch,” but also added that “at 23, 24, 25, I didn’t feel confident.”
“I thought I saw. I felt like I had to be everything to everyone all the time,” she explained. “I was called sexy before I knew what it meant to be sexy. I was 17 years old on the cover of Maxim, and I didn’t know why.”
Hewitt also recounted an experience while shooting the 2001 film “Heartbreakers”, where she was told to “be more sexy” on the rom-com set.
He told a producer at the time, “I know I’m supposed to be like this to people, but I don’t know what that means.”
Touching on the public’s perception, Hewitt said, “It’s funny to me when people say, ‘This is the girl we wanted you to be.'”
“That girl was very insecure and confused and was trying her best. But this girl – who probably doesn’t look [that] Rasta – I like who I am. I am feeling good. I’m fine.”
“I’m a mother of a girl and what we put on people is dangerous,” Hewitt said. “It’s dangerous to say to women, ‘You can’t look 22 to me anymore.’
