Jennifer Coolidge Explained That She’s Never Had Children Because She’s “Sort Of A Child” Herself And “Very Immature”

Jennifer Coolidge has always been pretty open when it comes to the subjects of dating and sex.

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Earlier this year, the 61-year-old actor spoke out about viewing herself in a negative light because she’s “never found” the love of her life.

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“My dating life, I’ve never found anyone quite right for myself. I haven’t found the love of my life,” she told Page Six.

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Amy Sussman / WireImage

“I think I made some bad decisions,” she went on. "It makes you insecure and you don’t think you’re great.”

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Elsewhere, Jennifer previously noted that her “weakness in life” has always been chasing “unattainable men.”

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Axelle / FilmMagic

“My weakness in life has always been men, and — a lot of women do this — you sell out for a guy. A lot of my life was chasing unattainable men, and it got me nowhere.”

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Now opening up further about her dating choices during a new interview with GQ, Jennifer described herself as “immature” as she revealed that she’s always been drawn to very intense men.

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“I’ve never had, like, a laid-back boyfriend that was just full of joy, you know?” she said. “Like, someone who laughs at all your shortcomings. That’s never who I choose for myself.”

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And Jennifer also noted that her self-proclaimed immaturity has kept her from having children over the years.

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“I’m very, very immature,” she said. “I think that has kept me from having children, because I’m sort of a child.”

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Jc Olivera / FilmMagic

While Jennifer’s friends have encouraged her to adopt time and again, she noted: “Maybe if I had kids, I would’ve had to have grown up,” she said.

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Elsewhere during her GQ interview, Jennifer opened up about her recent return to the spotlight.

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After starring in a bunch of fan-favorite films across the early 2000s, Jen made her comeback in 2021, starring in The White Lotus.

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But her decision to join the critically acclaimed HBO show was not an easy one, given that Jennifer was in a very negative place beforehand due to the pandemic.

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“I’d been gorging and self-destructing at home for months, eating pizza all day,” she told the Guardian in 2021. “There was no way I wanted to be on film unless they shot me from the neck up. I’m sort of vain, so there was no fucking way.”

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Elaborating further on this now, Jennifer told GQ: “I was, like, not in the mood… I was depressed. I was very depressed.”

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You can read Jennifer’s full GQ interview here.

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