“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Jen Affleck mentioned she and her husband Zac Affleck are going by way of a tough time proper now. The truth star, 27, acquired candid about their challenges in a brand new interview. However regardless of the challenges, Jen mentioned that she was starting to see issues flip round for the higher over the previous few weeks.
Talking with PEOPLE, Jen mentioned the previous few months of her marriage to her husband, Zac, have been fairly a problem. Whereas she didn’t reveal why they had been struggling, the fact star documented her transfer from Utah to Orange County, California, and discovered through the transfer that she was pregnant along with her fourth baby.
And whereas tough, Jen mentioned that she’s hopeful issues are on the mend. “I do really feel like I’m seeing the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel and simply making an attempt to depend my blessings each single day,” she mentioned.
Jen Affleck Shares Why She’s Determined To Open Up About Struggles
Throughout all of that, Jen additionally joined the solid of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” spinoff and underwent surgical procedure for an contaminated knowledge tooth.
Whereas reflecting on her journey, Jen additionally opened up about her resolution to share her story with others, saying certainly one of her major targets is to assist individuals.
“I feel I’m in a really distinctive and attention-grabbing scenario, the place perhaps individuals can’t relate with being Mormon and having 4 children at such a younger age, however I do assume there are various things that individuals can relate with,” she mentioned. “I feel there’s at all times going to be hate, and there’s at all times going to be criticism, however so long as one individual is benefiting from me sharing my story, that’s all that issues to me.”
Jen And Zac Affleck Have Struggled Earlier than
This isn’t the primary time that Jen has spoken out about her relationship struggles with Zac. In a earlier interview, the fact star confirmed that she and Zac cut up through the earlier seasons of “SLOMW.” She additionally confirmed that their marital woes led them to remedy.
Earlier than that, Jen clapped back at social media users who shared vital messages about her marriage, saying she didn’t “care” about different individuals’s ideas. “On the finish of the day, I’ll at all times prioritize what’s finest for me no matter others’ opinions. The reality about marriage and elevating children is that it’s difficult. There will probably be ups and downs, and errors will probably be made. However so long as each companions are dedicated to selecting one another and placing within the effort, that’s what actually issues,” she mentioned.
Jen Has Dealt With Parental Despair
Along with her struggles with Zac, Jen not too long ago instructed The Blast that she’s handled “prenatal melancholy” as effectively.
“Prenatal melancholy was tough this time. It’s been truthfully exhausting with each being pregnant, however particularly this time, simply because a lot was taking place with shifting to a brand new state,” she mentioned, including that her busy schedule with the present and “Dancing with the Stars” put extra stress on her than she imagined.
What’s To Come On OC ‘Mormon Wives’?
Elsewhere throughout her interview with The Blast, Jen mirrored on the upcoming new season of the Orange County iteration of “SLOMW.” Whereas she will’t share a lot but, Jen mentioned followers must be prepared for quite a lot of utterly new personalities.
“It’s only a totally different group and with every group, there’s going to be totally different personalities, totally different wants, and I suppose the most important distinction I might say is the dynamic between quite a lot of the ladies,” she mentioned. “I don’t need to spoil something, however there’s just about an enormous divide throughout the group relating to faith.”
