Jennifer Lopez reveals that she almost resorted to stripping early on in her career.
According to W Magazine, the Golden Globe nominee for her role in Hustlers divulged that stripping seemed like a way out of poverty when she was a broke actress starting out.
“It sounded awfully good when I was broke and eating pizza every day,” Lopez said. “But I never did it.”
Lopez, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress, played Ramona, a woman who found a criminal way to profit after the markets crashed in 2008. The Bronx born actress said she struggled initially getting into character because she hadn’t played someone so dark and complicated as Ramona before, but she could relate.
“There was a moment in my life when my friends, who were also dancers, told me about making thousands of dollars at clubs in New Jersey. They said, ‘You won’t need to be topless,'” she shared with the publication.
Lopez explained that for her role in the film, which she also produced, she did her own dance moves claiming she wanted to dig into the authenticity of the role.
“One of the things I want to do at my production company with my partner (Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas) is to take the women from the background and put them at the forefront and tell their stories,” Lopez said. Her company, Nuyorican, has also produced her other films, “Second Act” and “The Boy Next Door,” among others.
