Jennifer Lopez regrets delaying single life after Ben Affleck divorce
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jennifer Lopez got candid about her single life after divorcing Ben Affleck in 2024. The singer, 56, filed for divorce from the actor two years after tying the knot in July 2022.
Lopez appeared on the Wednesday, May 27, episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' when she said that she should have begun her single life "sooner".
Jennifer Lopez reflects on past relationship mistakes
When the host asked her if she's single, her reply was "Yes! I shoulda done it sooner!" 'The Boy Next Door' star further added that she's "been doing it all wrong. I've been doing it all wrong, trust me."
Kimmel then went on to ask Lopez if she had considered "becoming the next Bachelorette," referring to the ABC reality dating show; she immediately responded, "No, are you crazy? I’m not doing anything to ruin who I feel right now. No, it’s fantastic, I love it."
Jennifer Lopez is hopeful to meet 'somebody somewhere one day'
At one point during the interview, Kimmel even checked with the mother of two if finding love was hard for her, considering her fame. But Lopez said, "I'll meet somebody somewhere one day if they're good enough."
Lopez tied the knot with Affleck after rekindling their years-old romance in 2021. The pair was first romantically involved in the early 2000. They even got engaged, but later broke up in January 2004.
The 'Anaconda' actress then went on to marry Marc Anthony and welcomed twins Max and Emme, now 18, during her decade-long marriage.
Affleck got married to Jennifer Garner in 2005. They became parents to Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14. But their marriage ended in 2018.
Jennifer Lopez 'stopped everything' to reflect on life after Ben Affleck divorce
Meanwhile, this was not the first time Lopez had talked about her single status.
While appearing on 'Good Morning America's Nightline' in March, she shared that to deal with the personal issue, she "had to stop everything and I took a year off. I canceled tours. I just decided to be home and sit in what had happened without running away from it through work, through another person, through anything — just sit."
Lopez also asserted at the time that she feels "like for the first time in my life, I’m free. I’m on my own. It feels really good. I didn’t really know what that felt like since I was in my early 20s, and even before that I always had a boyfriend," as she added, "There was always someone in my life and so many other things that I felt were out of my control. I’ve gotten to the point where I really trust myself and appreciate myself a little bit more."
