Jessica Alba has revealed why she broke away from her acting career after giving birth to her first child.
The 39-year-old welcomed a girl named Honor in 2008. The co-founder of The Honest Company, was candid about how motherhood changed her outlook on health and Hollywood.
"My mother had cancer at a really young age. Many women in my family have had cancer, but in none of them was it genetic."
Alba noted that she "grew up with chronic illness".
"I had five surgeries before the age of 11," she explained. "I had chronic allergies and was hospitalized for a long time. At the moment I want to live and thrive, and spend as much time with this little person you are bringing into the world, as much as possible. "So my health matters. I want this little person to be healthy. I know how valuable life is and it 's hard to be happy when you're not healthy."
After Honor was born, Alba realized that she could not go back to what she was doing before and be authentic.
"I just could not," Alba admitted. "I just didn't care anymore in the same way as before. It was something bigger. I felt like I was going to get a platform and what I could do with it, that could be meaningful. The reality changed completely when I became a mother to for the first time. "
Today, Alba is the mother of three children, Honor, Haven and Hayes.
