a star Judy Turner Smith She recently reflected on her “secret” marriage to co-star Joshua Jackson and her journey to motherhood while chatting to PEOPLE about their upcoming affair. As noted by the outlet this year, Turner-Smith has reached an important milestone, as 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the start of her acting career with a minor role in HBO. real blood. “Wow, 10 happy years for me!” Turner Smith announced after the actor was mentioned during an interview.
Turner-Smith added, “I didn’t even think about it, it’s been 10 years, and I can’t believe it. There’s something so special about finding something you really love and working hard on it and seeing what happens.”
currently , Anne Boleyn The star is promoting her upcoming movie on Netflix murder mystery 2 which stars Turner Smith alongside Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler. still after yang The star indicated that the part that had the greatest impact on her, both personally and professionally, was the 2019 tournament. Queen and skinny.
Jodi Turner-Smith said she had “no idea” she was “capable” of what she’d achieved with Queen & Slim
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Turner-Smith said, “I watched it and I remember just crying because I had no idea I was capable of it. I felt so proud of myself.”
The British star continued to reflect on that significant time in her life, saying, “Everything happened at the same time for me. It was like I fell in love before I started this movie that would fundamentally change my life, and then around the time I was I was making this movie, I was pregnant, I was secretly married and I was trying to have one moment and not let the other overshadow it, and that’s why I tried to keep it a secret.”
She added, “The whole world has stopped, there’s been a global pandemic and I’ve got to slow down with this precious baby of mine.”
Turner-Smith went on to share her thoughts on childbirth and motherhood. She said, “There’s so much guilt and pressure on women and mothers to act as if you didn’t just go through this profoundly transformative process, this life-altering, earth-shattering, body-altering, cognition-altering transformation. The pandemic got me down and forced me to slow down, and I’m so glad it did.”
However, the model noted that being a mother is not without its struggles. She stated, “I wish there was evidence. I wish there was a definitive way to do it. But I feel like making that happen is being my best self for my child. I try to include her in my life and not let work be that thing that is outside of her.”
“I really want to have it all,” Turner-Smith declared, adding, “And I work so hard that I can.” She finished by saying, “I’m stubborn about the fact that no one can tell me I can’t.”
