Gabrielle Union is accepting the growth of your children.
ET’s Rachel Smith spoke with the actress at the New York premiere of The idea of you on Monday, and she talked about her recent trips to visit college With your husband, Dwyane Wadeand your daughter, Zaya Wade.
“I think she’s so calm about it because I think she knows exactly where she wants to go, but I think she’s pleasing us by seeing what our country has to offer,” Union said of her 16-year-old stepdaughter. “We’re stressed. We’re stressed about her being away from us… (All parents have) the same nerves and anxieties about sending their babies away. It’s hard.”
When Zaya actually gets to college, she’ll have to turn to someone other than Union and Wade for help with her studies, as the actress joked, “She wants to major in astrobiology, so there’s only so much help we can offer, to be sure.” honest. … I majored in Sociology, (so I thought) ‘Girl, you’re alone.’
Amid Zaya’s college journey, Union is also busy with her and Wade’s 5-year-old daughter, Kaavia. Recently, the proud parents shared a video of the toddler fully embodying his mother’s name may come character in cheerleader outfit.
“Honestly, she refuses to watch the entire movie. She’s like, ‘I got it, Mom.’ She watches little clips every now and then,” Union revealed about the beloved 2000 film. “She loves to dress up and celebrate, so that’s all I got, what you saw. It’s cute. It’s so cute. She loves to dance. , singing, performing and all that stuff.”
While Kaavia may not be in a rush to get another may come done, many people are crossing their fingers for a follow-up film.
“We could already be working on something. It might not be a movie. It might be a TV show. It might be a reimagining,” Union joked. “There are so many possibilities.”
With family in mind, Union is particularly picky about the projects she takes on. That philosophy, Union said, is also her biggest way to combat aging.
“Not saying no…will make you need all the serums, but the power of no and boundaries will save you a lot of money and plastic surgery, I think,” she joked.
The Union could not pass up the opportunity, however, to be part of The idea of you, Anne Hathaway It is Film led by Nicholas Galitzine she produced.
“I read an old manuscript and fell in love with it, and then I gave it to my husband and he loved it, but for different reasons,” Union said, before adding that “it was a six-year process.”
The idea of you will begin streaming May 2 on Prime Video.
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