Jodie Turner-Smith has shared a rare comment about her co-parenting relationship with ex-husband Joshua Jackson.
Nearly a year after splitting from the Dawson’s Creek alum, 45, in October 2023, the 38-year-old actress has confirmed that things have changed when it comes to co-parenting their 4-year-old daughter Juno Rose Diana. “It can get complicated,” he said. ”
“It’s an adjustment period for anyone when you break up with someone because you’re used to being with your kids all the time,” she said in her Glamor Woman of the Year cover story. To understand it. ”
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Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith.
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Turner-Smith added: “Each parent has a different life and how they parent can only complicate things further, especially if the reason for the separation is that their lives are different.” he added.
At the time of their split, a source told PEOPLE, “She decided it was over.”
“They are on very different paths in life,” the source continued. “Jody loves being a mom. She loves her job.”
The source also said, “It was an unhealthy marriage and she was unhappy. They plan to co-parent their daughter. They hope that her daughter will continue to grow.”
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Jodie Turner-Smith.
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During an episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna in June, the actress said she’s definitely thriving as a single mom.
When asked what being a mother has done for her, Turner-Smith is quick to say that being a mother is one of her “favorite things.”
“Honestly, the thing I love most about myself is that I am that girl’s mother. That she chose me to be her mother and that gift in her life. I’m just grateful that I was able to get this,” Turner-Smith said. “That’s my favorite thing to do. I mean, it’s an honor.”
“I feel like it was our birthright to motherhood. I think it’s a woman’s birthright whether we bring children or not. We create space for those around us. It changed everything about me. It just made me rich. It showed me how powerful I am. , like a supreme being.”
