Almost eight years ago took Jessica Alba (39) a break from the acting profession in favor of starting their own business. That’s when she launched “The Honest Company” – a company that largely specializes in organic baby and beauty products.
Now the Hollywood star reveals that the main reason why she took the step away from the spotlight is because of the kids, writes Daily Mail.
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In and out of hospital
In a new interview with the magazine Romper, Alba, known from films such as “Into the Blue”, “Fantastic Four” and “Sin City”, shares that she herself was a very sick child who was in and out of hospital for a number of years.
For this reason, she has had a strong desire to be present as much as possible for her own kids; Honor (12), Haven (9) and Hayes (3), who she has with her husband Cash Warren (42).
– I grew up with a chronic illness. I had five surgeries before I turned 11 years old. I had chronic allergies and was very often hospitalized as a child, she explains to the magazine, according to Daily Mail.
When she became a mother for the first time in 2008, she was one of the hottest names in Hollywood. But still, the 39-year-old admits that the birth gave her a whole new outlook on life.
– My motivation was not: “Will I ever be hired again?” Honestly, I was at the peak of my career at the time, she shares, and continues:
– I could not go back to what I had done before and be authentic. I just could not. I did not care in the same way anymore.
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“Degrading”
Four years later, in 2012, she chose to focus on entrepreneurship and launched “The Honest Company”. Alba has nevertheless been seen in film roles after this, but not to nearly as great an extent as before.
Two years ago, the star also revealed that the acting industry affected her in a negative way.
Jessica Alba is filmed on a red carpet and is pictured on the beach after her pregnancy, in connection with rumors that she has used a corset to get rid of the baby kilos.
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In an interview with Cosmopolitan, reproduced by Daily Mail, she said, among other things, that she was tired of being treated differently than her male colleagues. Despite landing big roles, she never felt that she was treated on an equal footing with them.
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– It felt degrading. The way women were treated in many circumstances, I was just done with it, she shared, adding:
– I always had to show up a lot for the press, and my male colleagues did not do any of this in relation to me. So I thought, “I’m done doing this this way.”
– I lost my mind
Already as a 13-year-old, the stepmother started as an actress for both TV and movies, and at just 19 years old, she hijacked the lead role in the popular TV series “Dark Angel”.
In 2003, she had her big breakthrough in the dance film “Honey”, and after this she was on “everyone’s lips” in the film city.
Magazines such as Men’s Health, Vanity Fair and FHM have also included her in nominations as the world’s most beautiful woman.
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