Jennifer Lopez Says She Would Sometimes Question If She Was 'Enough' for Her Twins Max and Emme as a Single Parent

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez.Photo:InStyle / Getty

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Jennifer Lopezdrew from her own experiences as a single parent when she channeled her newest role in her filmUnstoppable.

In an interview withEntertainment Weekly,the actress, who plays champion wrestler Anthony Robles' mom Judy Robles in the film, recalls how her own experience as a single parent to twins Max and Emme, 16, influenced how she looked at herUnstoppablerole.

“I’ve been a single mom at times in my life, and [I’ve asked,] ‘Am I enough for them?’ " Lopez, 55, says. “And the truth is, all you need is really one good parent to love you.”

“You hear it in Anthony’s voice, and look what he’s been able to accomplish,” Lopez says of the athlete. “That’s what the movie gave me: You are enough.”

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The real-life Judy Robles agrees, tellingEWthat she saw a lot of herself in Lopez’s performance.

“She was able to really take on how I felt — the highs and the lows,” Judy says. “We long to be loved, and we want something impossible to work out. And even when we see it and we’re like, ‘But I’ve got to keep pushing’ — there’s always a little bit of hope.”

Lopez shares her twins with ex Marc Anthony. The “Vivir Mi Vida” singer filed for divorce in 2012 and it was finalized in 2014.

In November, Lopez appeared on an episode ofThe Graham Norton Showand shared that taking hersummer off to spend time with her kids— after the cancellation of herThis Is Me… Livetour in May — was “the best thing I think I’ve ever done.”

“I decided to take this summer off and be home with the kids and it was the best thing I think I’ve ever done,” Lopez said.

“It’s not like me to do that,” she added of her summer break.

source: people.com