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11-05-2025
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Katherine Heigl Opens Up About 'Anxiety' of Raising Teens — and Why They Might Skip Mother's Day Brunch (Exclusive)
Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley share three children, including two teen daughters, and the actress says parenting in teen years can be a challenge with a lot of 'drama' The Firefly Lane actress is looking forward to Mother's Day — and time on her own Heigl says she wants her kids to learn to be OK with making mistakes Katherine Heigl is sharing some parenting advice: If you thought the toddler years were scary, the actress says, just wait 'til your kids are teens. "It really increases your anxiety and your fear as a parent," says the Firefly Lane and Grey's Anatomy star, who shares three kids — including two teen daughters with husband and musician Josh Kelley, 45. "You are not as in control as you were when they were little, where you had all the power of keeping them safe and guiding choices. They are their own little people now and they really have their own minds and they're going through it. It's a tumultuous time." Heigl, 46, says that their daughters, Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, (their youngest is their son Joshua, 8), didn't used to have much in common, but as they've gotten older, they share more interests. "Now that Adelaide's 13, they're both into makeup, they're both into this TikTok dance and that TikTok dance," she says. "They're spending more time together, but that can also go south." When it does, she says, "I do not try to interfere or navigate or referee. I walk out the room, I'm like, 'They'll work it out.' And they always do. They're very close, but they're teenage girls. They're going to fight." Heigl is taking that same approach of acceptance when it comes to Mother's Day this year. Last year, she says, the whole family went out to pricey brunch in Park City, Utah, near their home. "It was a per person price and the kids just ate watermelon and toast the whole time!" she says. "I think they're going to be amazing brunch buddies, but they're not there yet. They're not interested in doing that." Instead, she says, she's planning to take her mother out to brunch. just the two of them. And then, she's considering a little kid-free time: "Is it wrong to want to just maybe be alone for the day in my art studio, do my own thing?" she says with a laugh. Heigl says she knows she doesn't always get it right as a mom. "My most shameful moments as a parent are when I lose my temper," she says. "And I recently did and had to apologize." But her "prayer every night is that I am the right mother for each of my children and their individual needs," and that means guiding and loving them, "so that when they get to be adults, they can go slay their own dragons." To prepare them, she wants to teach them to "figure out who you actually are, what your values are, what really matters to you and to be okay with making mistakes," she says. "I've tried to be overly perfect my whole life and failed again and again because nobody is perfect. I've tried to find a way as I've gotten older, to forgive myself for my mistakes and not put that kind of unrealistic expectation on myself, because it really does something to your self-esteem." Heigl says she's also refusing to feel shame about another common struggle mothers can face - one that's rarely mentioned: incontinence. "It was absolutely something I had experienced," says Heigl, who is a brand ambassador for Poise incontinence products, which has been offering a line of promotional Mother's Day cards (sample message: 'To the mom I adore, sorry I might've weakened your pelvic floor.'), "Honestly, in five minutes, I'm going to be like, 'I have to go to the bathroom.' Because if I hold it for too long and I sneeze or anything, it's over." So many moms go through the same thing, Heigl says. "Why are we not talking about it more? I could have really used it postpartum. Because that's when it was at its absolute worst. Three or four months after giving birth, I was back to work and I was like, 'Boy, that was risky in costumes!'" She adds: "It's a totally normal natural process of motherhood, aging, perimenopause, menopause, all of it. Why do we act like that's so shameful to talk about? I've had enough of that. We all just need to be grateful we're still alive." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Katherine Heigl Is Open to a '27 Dresses' Sequel — On One Condition
Could a sequel to 27 Dresses be in the works? Katherine Heigl, who starred in the popular 2008 romantic comedy alongside James Marsden, Malin Akerman and Judy Greer, seems to be really open to the idea. "I think that we're in talks about a 27 Dresses sequel, which, if done right and with that cast I love so much, would definitely be something I'd be willing to sort of compromise the mom time to do," the Grey's Anatomy alum, 46, told E! News. 27 Dresses follows Jane (Heigl), who has been a bridesmaid 27 times but has never been married. She's secretly in love with her boss until he unexpectedly gets engaged to her own sister (Akerman). Jane then meets a journalist (Marsden) who's writing a story about her 'always a bridesmaid' life. They eventually fall in love, and she finally becomes a bride herself. Heigl previously expressed interest in reprising her role for a follow-up film. "I want to do a sequel," she told Entertainment Tonight back in 2019. "Unfortunately we can't quite get the rights…I think it would be awesome to see what are their lives like 10 years later? Do they end up together? I personally think they did." She added at the time, "I think [Tess and George] have, like, three kids and she's made Jane the godmother every time, so Jane has to plan the christenings and the baby showers and the gender-reveal parties, but then all the other bridesmaids [also] make her the godmother. But [Jane and Kevin] can't get pregnant."
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Katherine Heigl Shares Why She's Grateful Her Daughters Aren't Interested in ‘Grey's Anatomy' (Exclusive)
Katherine Heigl isn't concerned about her daughters' lack of interest in Grey's Anatomy — in fact, that's just fine by her. The Firefly Lane star, 46, opened up about why she's actually grateful for the fact Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, don't want to watch the series at this point in their lives while chatting exclusively with Parade amid her partnership with Poise. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 'My youngest, my son [Joshua, 8], he's like, 'I don't get it.' I'm like, 'Don't worry about it.' My daughters, yes, but they've never seen the show,' Heigl says. 'And I think I said something to Naleigh, my oldest, I said, 'If you want to watch it, I'll watch it with you.' And she was like, 'No. I really don't.' And I was like, 'Okay, that's fine. I get it.' But I know that a lot of kids of her generation are watching it, so I didn't want her to feel like she's not allowed.' She adds: 'Quite frankly, it's just kind of awkward. I don't know. There's a lot of sex on that show, and I think that's weird to watch with my 16 year old, especially when it's me! I mean, I will watch if that's important to [her], but I'm kind of glad it's not.' Despite her kids' disinterest in the long-running medical drama, the Emmy winner tells Parade that she carries a part of her character — along with some of her medical knowledge — with her every day. Heigl famously portrayed Dr. Izzie Stevens for six seasons before exiting the series in 2010. 'I do think I'd still be good at sutures,' she says. 'I do because that's like a muscle memory thing, and we had to do a lot of that. Not on real people, but, I think I could give it a go. If anybody needs that, I'll give it a shot.' In addition to speaking about her Grey's knowledge, Heigl got candid about some of the symptoms she started experiencing after giving birth — like bladder leaks — which made her partnership with Poise a no-brainer. 'Post-pregnancy … the old bladder was not working the same. I actually had a cesarean because Joshua was breech and had a really big head,' she explains. 'But that is its own slew of postpartum issues and healing. Everything could have changed, just even the way my hips went back into place changed, you know? I do think we need to be more honest with each other about it. I had no idea.' Heigl also tells Parade all about the Jason Heigl Foundation, which was founded by her and her mom, Nancy Heigl, in 2008 and is dedicated to animal welfare and ending abuse. 'We could always donate to the big foundations and stuff, but we had some specific ideas about where we wanted to see that money go,' she explains. 'So we figured, let's start our own foundation and really try to make the impact that we believe is possible. We're very, very passionate.' Related: Katherine Heigl Is Open to a '27 Dresses' Sequel — On One Condition
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Katherine Heigl Opens Up About 'Anxiety' of Raising Teens — and Why They Might Skip Mother's Day Brunch (Exclusive)
Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley share three children, including two teen daughters, and the actress says parenting in teen years can be a challenge with a lot of 'drama' The Firefly Lane actress is looking forward to Mother's Day — and time on her own Heigl says she wants her kids to learn to be OK with making mistakes Katherine Heigl is sharing some parenting advice: If you thought the toddler years were scary, the actress says, just wait 'til your kids are teens. "It really increases your anxiety and your fear as a parent," says the Firefly Lane and Grey's Anatomy star, who shares three kids — including two teen daughters with husband and musician Josh Kelley, 45. "You are not as in control as you were when they were little, where you had all the power of keeping them safe and guiding choices. They are their own little people now and they really have their own minds and they're going through it. It's a tumultuous time." Heigl, 46, says that their daughters, Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, (their youngest is their son Joshua, 8), didn't used to have much in common, but as they've gotten older, they share more interests. "Now that Adelaide's 13, they're both into makeup, they're both into this TikTok dance and that TikTok dance," she says. "They're spending more time together, but that can also go south." When it does, she says, "I do not try to interfere or navigate or referee. I walk out the room, I'm like, 'They'll work it out.' And they always do. They're very close, but they're teenage girls. They're going to fight." Heigl is taking that same approach of acceptance when it comes to Mother's Day this year. Last year, she says, the whole family went out to pricey brunch in Park City, Utah, near their home. "It was a per person price and the kids just ate watermelon and toast the whole time!" she says. "I think they're going to be amazing brunch buddies, but they're not there yet. They're not interested in doing that." Instead, she says, she's planning to take her mother out to brunch. just the two of them. And then, she's considering a little kid-free time: "Is it wrong to want to just maybe be alone for the day in my art studio, do my own thing?" she says with a laugh. Heigl says she knows she doesn't always get it right as a mom. "My most shameful moments as a parent are when I lose my temper," she says. "And I recently did and had to apologize." But her "prayer every night is that I am the right mother for each of my children and their individual needs," and that means guiding and loving them, "so that when they get to be adults, they can go slay their own dragons." To prepare them, she wants to teach them to "figure out who you actually are, what your values are, what really matters to you and to be okay with making mistakes," she says. "I've tried to be overly perfect my whole life and failed again and again because nobody is perfect. I've tried to find a way as I've gotten older, to forgive myself for my mistakes and not put that kind of unrealistic expectation on myself, because it really does something to your self-esteem." Heigl says she's also refusing to feel shame about another common struggle mothers can face - one that's rarely mentioned: incontinence. "It was absolutely something I had experienced," says Heigl, who is a brand ambassador for Poise incontinence products, which has been offering a line of promotional Mother's Day cards (sample message: 'To the mom I adore, sorry I might've weakened your pelvic floor.'), "Honestly, in five minutes, I'm going to be like, 'I have to go to the bathroom.' Because if I hold it for too long and I sneeze or anything, it's over." So many moms go through the same thing, Heigl says. "Why are we not talking about it more? I could have really used it postpartum. Because that's when it was at its absolute worst. Three or four months after giving birth, I was back to work and I was like, 'Boy, that was risky in costumes!'" She adds: "It's a totally normal natural process of motherhood, aging, perimenopause, menopause, all of it. Why do we act like that's so shameful to talk about? I've had enough of that. We all just need to be grateful we're still alive." Read the original article on People
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07-05-2025
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Katherine Heigl Gets Candid About Perimenopause
If we're lucky enough to age, almost all women will eventually go through perimenopause. But, despite it being incredibly common, it's not something that many people talk about. That is, until now. Katherine Heigl is opening up about her experience with perimenopause, especially how she says it's playing a role in ending part of her career. Related: Patrick Dempsey's 'Great Bonding Activity' with Daughter Talula Is So Relatable Heigl sat down for a new interview, where she shared how she never really thought about aging while she was at the height of her career, when she stared on the hit series Grey's Anatomy. 'I started as a child actor but by the time I got into my mid to late teens, you know, I was dying to be the romantic lead. I was dying to do some comedy," she told US Weekly. "So I was so excited and on cloud nine getting to do what I had been sort of hustling to do for so many years. And you don't think about the expiration date on it.' But, she says that now that she's older, she can definitely see that things have changed for her as far as the roles she can take. "When I turned 40 I realized, 'Oh, that's pretty much over.' Like, there's a young generation that's coming up and I had my time and it was glorious, and it's kind of done now,' she revealed. 'And not to say that I can't be the romantic lead in something at 46 — that women in their 40s don't have a romantic love life or that they aren't funny or that, you know, they can't be the lead of a story." As for now, Heigl says that her story involves helping other women realize that their story isn't over just because the number of candles on their birthday cake. And, that means sharing some embarrassing parts of her own perimenopausal journey. "I know I'm not the only one this happens to and I know that the more we sort of act embarrassed, the more heartbeat we give that,' she explained of the pelvic floor issues she experiences as a result of perimenopause and childbirth. 'I just decided I don't want to pretend that these things aren't happening to me in order to appear, like, I'm what? Forever, eternally youthful? That's silly.' Well, we're happy that she's speaking up about this because it really is so common. Hopefully Heigl helps someone else feel less alone, and gives them the courage to speak up and ask for help when they need it. Up Next: Related: 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo Poses in Rare Family Photo at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony
