All articles tagged with #career pause
Sophie Turner reflects on becoming a mother in her mid-20s and says the break helped her focus, but it stalled her acting momentum; following her 2024 divorce from Joe Jonas and move back to the UK with her daughters, she has a busy year ahead with the Amazon series Steal and a Tomb Raider project as Lara Croft.
Emma Watson, after experiencing burnout from demanding Hollywood schedules, took a career break in 2019, and now focuses on learning and activism, highlighting a broader trend among younger generations prioritizing mental health and work-life balance.
Eva Mendes revealed in a recent interview that pausing her acting career to focus on her children and other work projects was a "no-brainer" decision she and partner Ryan Gosling made years ago. She expressed gratitude for the time spent with her children and explained that she still worked on other projects while not acting. Eva also discussed her reasons for stepping away from acting, including the lack of diverse roles being offered to her, and shared her involvement in a line of cleaning products as a co-owner.