Jaime Pressly is opening up about the years she spent putting motherhood ahead of Hollywood, and the unexpected arrangement that brought her back. The 49-year-old actress says her ex, Hamzi Hijaz, the father of her twins Leo and Lenon, has been staying at her house to care for the boys while she films on location in Atlanta and Birmingham. In her words, he stepped up so she could go do her thing. She also shares 19-year-old son Dezi, and says she’s the sole provider for all three.
The comeback role is a big one. Pressly stars in and produces Last Shot, in theaters Friday, October 2, playing a music executive who abandoned her son. She’s said the character was challenging because it’s so far from her own instincts. The Emmy winner, who took home the trophy in 2007 for My Name is Earl, has been candid that her kids mostly shrug off her fame, something she works hard to keep that way.
Her story is landing with working parents everywhere, and it’s a rare, positive look at what co-parenting after a breakup can actually look like when the kids come first.
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