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Jessica Biel, 43, has revealed the secrets to her successful marriage to Justin Timberlake, 44, in an interview with InStyle Magazine.
The actress, who has been married to the "Sexy Back" singer since 2012, shared how they make their relationship work despite their busy schedules and careers.
“I think having a partner who understands this industry and adjacent industries like music industry has been really deeply important and profound for my life and for our partnership because he just understands when I'm working crazy long hours,” she said.
Biel also revealed that she gives Timberlake the same understanding whenever he "works all night long."
’That’s kind of normal,’ she said of their hectic schedules. ‘So we are able to support each other throughout strange schedules and time apart because we know that’s just what it takes to make this kind of art.’
Parenting and Support System
The couple, who are parents to their sons Silas, 10, and Phineas, 4, rely on their "village" whenever they have to leave home for work.
“Sometimes we do a good job; we try to have one of us working full time, only one,” she explained. “It doesn't always happen, because the opportunities arise and the timing is what it is. You just have to take advantage of it. We're doing the same thing every other parent is doing: ‘Okay, tennis. You got the tennis? I'll get the thing.’”
Biel also shared how her female friendships have been her "rock" and joked that her husband is one of her "sisters."
“I'm really lucky, because I have amazing groups of women kind of scattered throughout the country that have really been my rocks as I've grown up,” she said.
“I would also consider my husband one of my chosen sisters,” Biel said, joking, "The next part is earnest: 'He's also my best friend. All of them together have gotten me through my life. I don't know how I would have survived life without them.'
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