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Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
Dakota Johnson, 36, Plans Family and Career Slowdown After 20 Years Away
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 20

Dakota Johnson, 36, Plans Family and Career Slowdown After 20 Years Away

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 20

Summary

  • Dakota Johnson said she wants children and is hopeful about starting a family, even as she acknowledged her life has turned out differently than she once expected.
  • The 36-year-old told Vogue she has worked back-to-back for so long that she feels a deep pull to slow down and build more of a “real life” after being “gone for, like, 20 years.”
  • Johnson said that pace has made months-long absences normal for people close to her, and she now wants to live more authentically and shift her perspective.
  • The comments come as Johnson prepares to release “Verity,” a Colleen Hoover adaptation co-starring Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway, underscoring that the planned slowdown follows a long run of steady film work.

Insights

As Dakota Johnson plans for motherhood, could her rumored chaotic romances with musicians derail her quest for a grounded life?
Is Dakota Johnson’s sudden desire to step away from Hollywood a genuine plea for peace or clever PR for her new thriller?
Can a third-generation Hollywood star truly escape the spotlight to find the authentic, quiet life she now desperately craves?