Jennifer Lopez covers the new issue of Self Magazine and she’s showing off her crazy body. She’s a 45 year old vampire with the abs of a teenage dancer! But I can’t say I’m totally in love with this editorial – I’ve never really loved it when Jennifer slicks back her hair completely. I love it when she does big, bouncy hair. Just my personal preference. Anyway, J.Lo talks about dating younger men, love addiction and divorce. Some interview highlights:
She’s a dancer: “I still consider myself a dancer first and foremost. Well, after being a mother, of course.”
She doesn’t want to be called a cougar: “Enough with the clichés about women. We can date younger guys. It’s no big deal. All the old clichés about women need to be undone. Enough already. We’re in the other position now. We are desirable older, we can date younger guys and it’s not this big taboo. Men have been doing this for years, and it’s no big deal.”
She’s trying not to repeat her past love disasters: “When you have that much pain, you have to anesthetize yourself in some ways. People do different things. Some go out and party and sleep around, but that’s just not my way. I found the comfort in someone else. That’s called being a love addict. When I face myself, I go, ‘You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That’s what we’re gonna do right now.’ But it took me years to get there. So first it was learning to love myself. And then it was about facing my fears.”
Playing a character who cheats on her husband with a younger man: “I can relate. I’ve been through divorce. I’ve been cheated on, just like every other girl in the world. So you sympathize, you understand the emotions. And I’ve dated a younger guy once in my life, so I could definitely understand that part, too—the attraction.”
Producing her own movies: “People would have been like, ‘Oh, a female-driven movie. I don’t know if we want to do that.’ But now we can just go do it ourselves. All I have to do is bank on myself, which I’m in the business of doing.”
Her future: “I want to prove to everyone that I can do everything and be a superwoman. But I have to take time for myself.”
I think it’s a good sign that J.Lo has been publicly “single” for the last half of the year. I mean, I’m sure she still has a relationship with Casper Smart (he hangs around like a fart in a windless day), but she keeps insisting that she’s single, I’m sort of believing that their current relationship is more like friends with benefits. But Jennifer has been going to events by herself or with friends, and it seems like she’s taking a breather from the dating world. Which is good. She IS a love addict and she is terrified of being alone. Maybe if she gives herself some time, her next boyfriend will be someone really hot. Like… David Gandy.
Photos courtesy of Self, J.Lo’s Instagram.
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