Balancing kids and a career is no easy feat. At the best of times, it takes a village and even then it can still feel like you’re struggling to tread water.
For those with the luxury to do so, it’s much easier to focus on one task as opposed to juggling multiples. Have a look and check out these 15 celebrities who took a break from acting to focus on being a mom .
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Alicia Keys
Shortly after Alicia began having children, she stopped touring entirely. As a matter of fact, the last time that she hit the road for a proper stadium tour was back in 2013. After years of anticipation, she’s finally ready to return to the stage with a 2022 world tour.
Salma Hayek
“When you have children later in life, you lose a bit of that urge for working,” Salma told Marie Claire . “At the time, I was thinking, I can do another movie that may or may not work, or I can be with my child, nourish her, and not miss a moment of this precious time.”
Lisa Bonet
Shortly after Lisa gave birth to her daughter Zoe , she took a decided step back from the acting world. Lisa has said that Zoe changed her life for the better and that she decided to change her lifestyle to better suit her daughter.
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth rose to fame in the mid-90s thanks largely to her role as Vanessa Kensington in the Mike Myers cult-classic, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery . When she had her son, she decided to put him above her work, her personal life, and everything else.
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson was once a promising young pop star, as well as a reality TV mogul. She once told Us Weekly that “Being a mother is the best opportunity and challenge I’ve ever been blessed with in life.”
Jamie Lynn Spears
It wasn’t hard for Jamie Lynn Spears to step away from the spotlight, according to an interview with Tinseltown Mom . She was eager to step away from Hollywood and wanted to make sure to raise her daughter as normally as possible.
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff still makes regular appearances on sitcoms like Younger . But as she told E! Online , she always has been and always will be a mother first. According to Hilary, parenting is her number one priority.
Christina Aguilera
““I made the decision for quite some time not to tour for a while because I thought it was the best thing to make a more stable, routine life for my children,” Christina told Haute Living .
Shania Twain
Shania Twain is practically Canadian royalty. Shortly after the birth of her first child, she decided to leave the familiarity of her surroundings behind and moved her family to Switzerland, in order for them to have a more normalized childhood.
Candace Cameron
Candace struggled at first with being a stay-at-home mom. She says that were it not for her strong sense of faith , that she wouldn’t have been able to succeed in those early childhood years. Thankfully, Candace has slowly been making her return to the limelight.
Jessica Biel
Jessica was one of Hollywood’s brightest rising stars before she met her husband Justin Timberlake. She took a serious step back in order to fully embrace motherhood — which Jessica calls the hardest job on earth.
Julia Roberts
In her prime, Julia Roberts was hailed by many as the best actress in Hollywood. At the height of her fame, she walked away to raise her kids and made a short-lived return roughly a decade later.
Jenna Fischer
Jenna told Jeff Probst that, “I had really underestimated what I was capable of because, before I had him, I thought I needed things that I didn’t really need. I want nine hours of sleep, but it turns out I don’t need it!”
Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High will live in infamy. After she became pregnant, she quit Hollywood entirely and hasn’t looked back since — which doesn’t bode well for a Fast Times reboot.
Jennifer Garner
Before Jennifer was offered her role in Dallas Buyers Club , she was seriously contemplating retiring from acting for good. But after being given an ultimatum from her agent, and feeling unsure of her desires — Jennifer decided to give acting one more chance.
