Jen Affleck Reveals More Details Behind Her Reasoning For Divorcing Zac While Pregnant: 'It Was Really Hard'

Jen Affleck has made the incredibly strong decision to divorce her husband, Zac Affleck, even while she’s pregnant!

Why? As she explained to Entertainment Tonight last week, it’s ultimately the healthiest choice for her and her new baby.

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While promoting the first season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, she told the outlet on Friday:

“I’m about to be postpartum. I knew I needed to make the decision now and not while I was postpartum. When you’re postpartum, it’s the most vulnerable stage of having children, and I was worried that if I waited until then, I would continue the cycle. Also, rewatching the show made me realize, man, I have trained myself to forget. I have trained myself to survive. And the show made me realize, no, I’m not forgetting this time.”

And now she’s elaborating on that decision. In a new interview with UsWeekly, published on Tuesday, she further explains:

“The same reason why I filed for divorce is the same reason why it was really hard. It was this fourth child. I had to ask myself very hard questions like, ‘Is this the type of relationship I want this child to look up to?’ When I realized it was a no, that’s when I realized that I needed to make a change.”

She then explains that doing Mormon Wives, reality TV in general, helped her gain clarity, as watching her and Zac’s challenges play out for audiences helped her understand just how unhealthy things really were.

“I feel like if I hadn’t done reality TV, I would have still made this decision. It just would have been way longer down the road.”

Jen and Zac were only 18 and 21, respectively, when they met and fell in love. They married in 2019 and share multiple children: Nora, 4, Lucas, 2, and Penelope, 1, and a fourth on its way.

Jen is due to give birth sometime later this year or in early 2027. We continue wishing her well as she navigates her path forward.

P.S. CLICK HERE to read Zac’s apologies.

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