Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez says she no longer sees the end of a relationship as something to regret, instead viewing break-ups as opportunities for personal growth rather than signs of failure.
The 56-year-old star, who finalised her divorce from actor Ben Affleck in 2025, shared her outlook on love and separation during an appearance on the Subway Takes talk show. According to ‘Female First UK’, Lopez believes the end of a relationship can mark the beginning of a better chapter.
Speaking on the show, Jennifer said, "Breakups are not a failure. I honestly feel like it's a launchpad into your next best self. We should have a party when we break up”.
She went on, “People should say, ‘You broke up? Congratulations’ because one, you made a decision. Two, it was probably the best thing for everybody”.
According to ‘Female First UK’, Lopez also suggested that the person on the receiving end of a breakup often emerges stronger.
The singer and actress, who has previously been married to Ben, Marc Anthony, Cris Judd, and Ojani Noa, said, "If you go around your life and you're breaking hearts … you're the loser”.
Reflecting on the lessons that follow emotional setbacks, Lopez said heartbreak has played a defining role in her personal development, extending beyond romantic relationships to include disappointments in her professional life.
Jennifer also thinks break-ups create some important life lessons, as she said, "I just feel like the biggest growth spurts I've had emotionally, mentally, psychologically have always come from a heartbreak. And that's not just in romantic relationships, that's in work heartbreaks, all of it. It's the only time you dig. You’re like, ‘What the f*** happened? How do I do this? Why do I keep doing this? Or why didn't that happen? What could I have done better?’ You change yourself”.
Separately, actor Brett Goldstein recently praised Lopez while discussing their collaboration in Office Romance, the romantic comedy directed by Ol Parker. Goldstein described his co-star as an exceptional performer with remarkable versatility across multiple fields.
The 45-year-old actor, widely recognised for portraying Roy Kent in the Apple TV hit Ted Lasso, told Extra, "I think she is a phenomenal artiste”.
“I think it is extraordinary to do as many different things as she has done at the level that she has done them with the success that she has done them and how it seems to transcend time, and you know, you forget how many f****** bangers she has in her catalogue”, he added.
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