American singer and actor, Jennifer Lopez, has opened up about her relationship with actor husband, Ben Affleck and how calling off their first engagement in 2004 “sent her on spiral” for 18 years.
Lopez said it was so painful, she thought she would die.
The 53-year-old actor revealed this in a chat with show host and radio DJ Zane Lowe for Apple Music, as seen on its YouTube channel on Tuesday, 29 November.
“It was so painful after we broke up. Once we called off that wedding 20 years ago, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life. I honestly felt like I was going to die.
“It sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn’t get it right. But now, 20 years later, it does have a happy ending. It has the most would-never-happen-in-Hollywood ending,” Lopez said.
J.Lo as she is fondly called announced on Friday that she will be releasing a new album called “This is Me… Now” an update on her 2002 release, “This Is Me… Then”.
The rekindling of romance between Lopez and Affleck was confirmed to the public in June 2021, after paparazzi photos of them kissing were published by the New York Post. In April 2022, Lopez made their engagement public.
The couple, dubbed as “Bennifer,” then obtained a marriage license in Las Vegas in July, then got married again in a lavish ceremony in August.
Lopez announced the 2023 release of “This Is Me… Now.” The announcement came a few days after she wiped her Instagram page clean, which some music observers believed might have something to do with her album launch.