The 35-year-old Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where she visibly became emotional and brought the host to an uncomfortable silence.
In her feature for W Magazine's The Art Issue, Lawrence revealed reasons behind her heightened emotions, focusing on her experiences with motherhood and pregnancy during the filming of the comedic thriller Die My Love.
Jennifer shares two sons with her husband Cooke Maroney: Cy, who is three years old, and a newborn born in March. She described how deeply connected she felt to Cy after his birth and spoke about the challenges of resuming work as a mother.
"I understood that the world wasn't designed around that relationship."
She reflected on the difficulty of balancing career and motherhood, saying,
"Suddenly, you're like, Wait, how am I supposed to go back to work? Get on an airplane and fly away from my baby? Like, what are you talking about? Everything looks different after that."
Jennifer Lawrence's recent tears highlight the profound emotional impact motherhood has had on her perspective and professional life.
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