Jamie Lee Curtis has a very good purpose for signing on to hawk pantyhose, yogurt and rental vehicles regardless of being an enormous star.
In an interview that aired on CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday evening, the actress was requested why she signed on as a spokesperson for L’EGGS pantyhose, Activia yogurt and Hertz rental vehicles whereas her performing profession was thriving. She started pitching these merchandise regardless of starring within the critically acclaimed A Fish Referred to as Wanda (1988), which earned her a BAFTA Movie Award nom, and amid the success of True Lies, which earned her a Golden Globe and pulled in about $387 million worldwide, changing into the highest-grossing movie of 1994, amongst different noteworthy credit.
Curtis shared maybe an ideal response for this query, on condition that it aired on Mom’s Day.
“For probably the most half, as a result of [doing the commercials] allowed me to remain dwelling with my children,” she shared. “I’m an imperfect working mother. As a result of no working mothers are excellent.”
She continued: “We make it look good, we predict we’ve accomplished it, however the fact is we really feel badly, however I understand how a lot time away from them I spent” — right here she turned a bit emotional — “in pursuit of my very own creativity.”
Curtis has two children together with her husband Christopher Visitor: Annie, who was adopted as an toddler in 1986, and Ruby, who was adopted in 1988.
She beforehand opened up about these Activia advertisements in an interview with NBC’s At present, saying she had a struggled being away from her household as a result of calls for of her work. (Kristen Wiig famously parodied these Activia advertisements on Saturday Night time Reside.)
“It’s the explanation that I bought yogurt that makes you shit for seven years,” Curtis stated in 2011. “A part of the explanation why I’ve accomplished commercials … I’ve been doing commercials for a really, very, very very long time partially so I can ameliorate all of that distance from my household. It allowed me to earn cash and keep dwelling.”
Curtis, after all, is the daughter of Janet Leigh, who additionally juggled motherhood together with her personal performing profession.
Curtis just lately earned her first Oscar for All the pieces All over the place All at As soon as, and this previous awards season landed BAFTA and SAG Awards noms for her position in The Final Showgirl. Her upcoming credit embody the movies Freakier Friday and Ella McCay.