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‘My parents go through everything I go through as an actor,’ says Jacqueline Fernandez: ‘It takes so much for parents to still support you…’

Jacqueline Fernandez, who recently lost her mother, is currently at the Cannes Film Festival. She spoke how her mother always stood by her side.

Jacqueline Fernandez talks about her parents. (Photo: Jacqueline Fernandez/Instagram)

Jacqueline Fernandez, who lost her mother in April, recently recalled a moment that made her mother proud—her Hollywood debut opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme. The actress shared that her parents deeply felt every high and low she experienced in the industry. “It takes so much for parents to still support you through everything,” she said.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jacqueline shared the time when her entire family flew down to Italy while she shot for her Hollywood debut, Kill ‘Em All 2. Sharing her experience, the Kick actress said, “I just couldn’t believe. I was doing lines with him (Jean-Claude Van Damme), working with him. He was my icon. I think my entire family. We had this laser disc. My dad was hellbent that if we have to watch Jean Claude, we have to watch him on a laser disc. And cut to, I am on a set with him in Italy. We helped each other with lines. My parents came down and they were like, ‘We love our daughter. She made us proud.’ Life came full circle. At moments like this you feel it was all worth it–the struggle, the challenges, everything.”

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Speaking of struggle, Jacqueline, who has had her fair shares of controversy, said, “What we go through as an actors in the industry, our parents also go through it. Everything, it’s out there. It takes so much for parents to still support you through everything. My mother was always proud of me and she would always want me to keep striving and dreaming. ”

Jacqueline Fernandez also said she feels lucky that she got to spend the last few months with her mother. “I was lucky that I was able to spend the last few months with her. I always feel I wish I did more. What could I have done more? It takes a lot of time to come to terms with it. I don’t think I have still come to terms with it. I look at it as probably what she would have wanted. She was always my biggest cheerleader. We come from a simple household where it was absurd to say you wanted to go into acting. I was so scared to tell them. I had this dream since 7 or 8, but I gained the courage to tell them only when I was 18-19. And there was no hesitation.”

Jacqueline Fernandez’s mother, Kim Fernandez, passed away on April 6. She died due to health complications.

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