Jennifer Lopez Gets Emotional About Twins Max, Emme Going to College

Jun 09, 2026 - 19:17

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Jennifer Lopez Gets Emotional About Twins Max, Emme Going to College

Jennifer Lopez Reveals How She’s Helping Twins Max and Emme Prepare for College

Jennifer Lopez is getting real about becoming an empty nester.

The 56-year-old revealed that getting ready to send her 18-year-old twins Max and Emme—whom she shares with ex Marc Anthony—to college at the end of the summer has been an emotional whirlwind, having initially felt ready to let them fly from the nest.

“They're so independent,” Lopez told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live on June 8. “I've given them roots and wings and it's great and this is how it is. This is a healthy mom thing to do.”

But when the “I’m Real” singer started making preparations for her kids’ high school graduation, the reality of the situation hit her.

“I just was like writing something for the end of the school year thing for them to put in the program at the graduation,” she explained. “And I just have not, like every time it comes up I just start crying. I could cry right now.”

After all, the twins and Lopez—who, since her and Anthony’s 2014 split, dated Alex Rodriguez for four years before rekindling her romance with Ben Affleck, only to break up for a second time in 2024—have been an effective trio for many years now.

“It’s an emotional time,” she added. “It’s been the three of us. People have come in and out of my life, but it’s been the three of us. They’ve always been there, and I’ve always been there.”

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Not one to miss a moment of this major milestone, Lopez previously shared her plans to help move Max and Emme into their college dorms.

“We have sheets at the house,” she explained to Jimmy Kimmel during Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 27. “We’re gonna pack up their rooms here and they’re going to take all the things that they want to take to their dorms.”

And despite the bittersweet feelings that come with sending her children out on their own, the “On The Floor” singer is excited to see her twins blossom as they enter adulthood.

“I remember being that age and thinking I couldn’t wait to get out in the world and do my thing,” she told Kimmel. “I really wanted that. All year people are asking me, ‘Oh they’re going away to college it’s going to be terrible.’ No, it’s going to be great.”

She continued, “I want them to go out there and do what they want to do. They have dreams. They have things they want to do. It’s going to be great.”

And Lopez isn’t the only celeb who has had to send their kid off to college. Read on to see other stars who have helped their kids step into adulthood…

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Heidi Klum

The supermodel said auf wiedersehen to her and Seal's son Johan when she dropped him off at his New York City college in August 2025.

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Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber

The former couple reunited to help their son Sasha move into his dorm at the University of Southern California.

"We packed and unpacked, stacked and color coded," the Mulholland Dr. actress wrote on Instagram in August 2025. "We walked and walked, woke up early with excitement. Then we shopped and shopped, and sometimes fought about stupid stuff... We laughed, we cried, I had a few extra secret cries and maybe some not so private ones."

She added, "We had deep talks mixed in with a few fart jokes... then gave advice about how the world works. But then remembered: he's got this!! He did it!!"

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Lauren Sánchez Bezos

Nealry two months after her wedding to Jeff Bezos, the Good Day L.A. alum dropped off her and ex Patrick Whitesell's son Evan at college in August 2024.

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Sunny Hostin

The View cohost couldn't help but to break down in tears when she dropped daughter Paloma Hostin off at Cornell University in August 2024. In fact, Sunny admittedly had to take a small hiatus from social media to "wrap my brain around being an empty nester and letting the birds fly."

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Gizelle Bryant

In August 2024, the Real Housewives of Potomac star and her ex Jamal Bryant helped their oldest daughter Angel Bryant move into Spelman College in Atlanta.

As seen in a TikTok video posted by Gizelle, the former couple went on to drop off their middle daughter Adore Bryant at Hampton University in Hampton, Va., and youngest daughter Grace Bryant at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee—all in the span of five days!

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Al Roker

The Today anchor and his wife Deborah Roberts admitted that their hearts were "sagging a bit" when they dropped son Nick Roker off for his junior year of college in August 2024.

"But his smile ensures that we will all be ok," Deborah noted, with Al noting in a post of his own that the house "is a little too quiet."

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Teresa Giudice

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star dropped off Milania Giudice at the University of Tampa on Aug. 26, 2024.

"And she’s off," Teresa wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of her daughter in her new dorm room, as well as a video of the teen crying. "Today is the start of a new, exciting chapter! I love you so much and can’t wait to watch everything you accomplish over these next four years."

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Guy Fieri

Flavortown got a little lonelier in August 2024, when the celebrity chef and his wife Lori Fieri saw their son Ryder Fieri move into his dorm at San Diego State University.

"It hasn’t fully hit us yet," Guy captioned this family selfie on Instagram, "but not seeing him everyday is gonna be hard."

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Brooke Shields

The Blue Lagoon alum joked about her "empty nester" status after sending her and husband Chris Henchy's youngest daughter, Grier Henchy, off to Wake Forest University in North Carolina. In an August 2024 TikTok, Brooke dropped Grier's luggage off at her dorm room before excitedly running off.

However, in a follow-up video, the mom of two tearfully shared that it was "not easy" for her to say goodbye.

"It was really hard," Brooke continued. "She started crying, and then I really started crying. And then, I cried a good portion of the ride home."

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Jerry Seinfeld

What's the deal with kids growing up? That was probably what the comedian was asking himself when he and wife Jessica Seinfeld helped son Shepherd Seinfeld move into his dorm in August 2024.

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Joanna Gaines

The HGTV host said "saying goodbye doesn't get easier" as she saw her and Chip Gaines' oldest son Drake head off to his second year at Baylor University.

She added in an August 2024 Instagram post, "Lots of love to all the parents sending their kids off to school this season."

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Michael Strahan

The morning show host was having a good morning on Aug. 23, 2023, when he sent his youngest daughter Sophia Strahan to Duke University.

"Can’t believe how time has flown by and I’m so proud of her," he wrote on Instagram. "I know she’s going to crush college life!!"

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Alex Rodriguez

The baseball legend dropped off daughter Natasha Rodriguez at University of Michigan in 2023, writing on Instagram that the experience was "one of the hardest, but most proud moments of being a father."

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Kevin Hart

There was a bit of an empty space in the comedian's heart when daughter Heaven Hart went off to college in 2023. As he joked on Instagram, "I cried in the car."

"I can’t even say little girl anymore because you have blossomed into the most amazing young woman ever," Kevin wrote alongside a photo of Heaven and her siblings Hendrix, Kenzo and Kaori in her dorm room. "God knows I am beyond proud of you and that I love you with my all. Fly Heav Fly….The world is yours!!!!!"

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Lara Spencer

The Good Morning America co-anchor drove daughter Katharine Haffenreffer to her college in 2023.

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Vanessa Bryant

Kobe Bryant's oldest daughter Natalia Bryant entered college in 2021.

"Today was rough," his widow Vanessa captioned a photo of herself and their younger daughters, Bianka and Capri, dropping the freshman off at the University of Southern California. "This was before the tears came down."

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Candace Cameron Bure

The Full House star sent her son Maksim Bure off to college in 2021.

"College bound!!!" she captioned a photo of herself dropping him off at the airport. "I'm so excited for him, although as his mama, and him being the baby, I'm so [crying emoji]."

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Brooke Shields

The Suddenly Susan alum joked that seeing her oldest daughter Rowan Henchy off to Wake Forest University in 2021 was "the saddest drive away from anywhere I've ever had to make."

"My unique and extraordinary baby girl spreading her wings," she wrote on Instagram at the time. "I love you so. We are so proud of you."

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Storm Reid

The Euphoria star took USC by storm in 2021. She wrote on Instagram as she kicked off her college career, "When we say hot girl summer we talking bout degrees."

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