Janet Jackson won't be putting her son into showbusiness.
Janet Jackson will not be putting her son into showbusiness
The 58-year-old singer - who has seven-year-old Eissa with her ex-husband Wissam Al Mana - has amassed huge success since starting out as a child star in the 1970s and while she is "so thankful" that she got the chance to be a mother, has insisted that she will not be putting her little boy on the same path and will leave the decision completely up to him.
Speaking on UK TV show 'Loose Women', she said: "It means everything. I'm so thankful that God allowed me to experience [motherhood], because it didn't have to be. I do a lot of reflection, it's amazing because kids don't realise what you go through as a parent or what you have going on the back burner."
However, if Eissa is particularly passionate about a showbiz career, Janet won't stand in his way once he's an adult.
She added: "It's about him. If that's what he wants but I would say that he has to wait til he's of age and still make sure that's what he wants to do. Whatever you do is very difficult. The industry is very tough, but he would have to wait til he is 18."
The 'Miss You Much' hitmaker is the tenth and youngest child of the Jackson family and recalled her brothers, including the late Michael Jackson, becoming child stars as part of The Jackson 5 and is "happy" that her father pushed her to follow the same career path but does wish she had had the chance to pursue education further.
She said: "I am happy because he obviously saw something that I didn't, but I still wish I would've experienced college. Or, I should say university. I always wanted to experience that. I was just a baby when my brothers were successful, so that's all I've ever really known."
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