{"id":449637,"date":"2026-05-28T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/449637\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:26:10","slug":"what-will-jennifer-lopezs-life-look-like-as-an-empty-nester-as-her-twins-go-off-to-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/449637\/","title":{"rendered":"What will Jennifer Lopez’s life look like as an empty nester as her twins go off to college?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the gossip about Jennifer Lopez has to do with her love life \u2013 and right now it\u2019s speculation about whether or not she and Brett Goldstein might be a thing<\/a> or if they\u2019re just promoting Office Romance. Let\u2019s come back to this in a minute because she\u2019s actually coming up on a major life change that might have a bigger impact on her than whatever man she may or may not be falling in love with\u2026<\/p>\n

Her kids, Emme and Max, are now 18 years old. As she said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, one of them graduates from high school today. Both will be leaving home to go to university. And she\u2019s been crying about this for two months.<\/p>\n

JLo has been raising the twins as a single mother since 2011. And let\u2019s be clear on this: she raised them. She has primary custody. The split is basically 75% to 25%. For 18 years we\u2019ve seen them with her all the time. I can\u2019t remember the last time we saw Max and Emme with their dad. Ahem, kinda like another very, very famous celebrity.<\/p>\n

The reason she joined American Idol was because of her children \u2013 she was looking for stability and she needed to support the three of them. It ended up being one of the best decisions of her career because it kept her in front of audiences, consistently, with a schedule that allowed her to be present for her babies. And, obviously, the money was good. From there she was able to once again rebuild and pivot.<\/p>\n

But the point is, for all the sh-t that gets said about her and how she\u2019s perceived, she\u2019s done right by the only two people who truly matter in her life. So she has some big feelings now that they\u2019re about to go start living theirs, more and more independently.<\/p>\n

JLo told Jimmy Kimmel that she for sure will be helping them move into their dorm rooms. She joked that she hopes they\u2019ll be shocked by how small their living spaces are and want to come home. It\u2019s cute, the way she\u2019s laughing at herself, how emotional it\u2019s been for her, confronting the reality that she won\u2019t be with them, in person, all the time, a part of their day-to-day. JLo in 2026 will be an empty nester. And even though she\u2019s so famous and has been for so long, I imagine her experience isn\u2019t unlike other parents going through this transition. And, probably, the experience as a single parent is that much more unsettling.<\/p>\n

For JLo, though, who has never stopped hustling, and who has had four lives, at least, as a celebrity, it\u2019ll be so interesting to see whether or not she manages her career differently now that so much of her schedule isn\u2019t dedicated to her kids. It\u2019ll be interesting to see what opens up, what her choices will be. Because I think we all know by now that Jennifer Lopez will not be slowing down.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the love life. Jimmy confirmed with JLo last night that she\u2019s single. As I\u2019ve mentioned before, this might be the longest stretch of single that we\u2019ve seen from JLo, like, ever. It\u2019s been just over two years. And the way she makes it sound, she wants it to be longer. Because when Jimmy asked her about being single, her whole vibe was that she\u2019s really, really into it right now, enjoying it so much that she should have done it sooner. Which\u2026 is not the JLo we recognise. She says she\u2019s open to another relationship, eventually, but the current message she\u2019s putting out there, at least with her mouth, is that love is on pause.<\/p>\n

So, basically, a rom-com trope: woman swears off love after too much disappointment, until she meets the man who will love her the way she\u2019s always wanted to be loved.<\/p>\n

Brett Goldstein, over to you!<\/p>\n

Attached – JLo at Kimmel last night and later at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. <\/p>\n

Jennifer Lopez attends the 25th Edition of The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival – Opening Night at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 27, 2026 in Hollywood, California<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lopez at Jimmy Kimmel Live! in LA, May 27, 2026<\/p>\n

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