During the last episode of "In Goop Health: The Sessions", Cameron Diaz joined Gwyneth Paltrow to discuss her new life, after she retired from acting.
For the actress, her devotion to her career was the main reason she never made any space for her personal life.
“I just decided that I wanted different things out of my life. I had gone so hard for so long, working, making films and it's such a grind," she said. "When you're making a movie—it's a perfect excuse—they own you. You're there for 12 hours a day for months on end and you have no time for anything else."
Plus, she said that being in the spotlight can be draining, something Gwyneth said she could understand. That’s why retiring from the spotlight is one of the best decisions she has ever made.
"It's so intense to work at that level and be that public and put yourself out there. There's a lot of energy coming at you at all times when you're really visible as an actor and doing press and putting yourself out there," said the 47-year-old actress.
Cameron also mentioned that at the age of 40, she decided to find herself and become "self-sufficient" again.
Gwyneth asked the “Charlie’s Angels” star what it felt like to leave that past behind, to which Cameron responded, "Like peace. A peace in my soul because I was finally taking care of myself."
Cameron credited her husband Benji Madden for guiding her through what she revealed was a "painful" journey of self-discovery. "I broke that mirror about a thousand times when he put it up to me. I was like, 'I hate you... don't show me that,' and he was like, 'Look, bitch. Look'," she laughed. "Thank God for him."
The pair tied the knot in 2015. Last January the actress revealed that she had become the mother of a girl, Raddix Madden, after hiding her pregnancy.
Cameron recently told host Jimmy Fallon that she is thrilled to be living in a "little bubble" with her baby in the midst of the pandemic.
“Before my baby was an excuse to stay home," she said. "Now I don't have to make that excuse. It's just what it is, and I get to be with her."