Jenna Dewan: The COVID-19 pandemic was a 'healing' time for me

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Jenna Dewan says the COVID-19 pandemic was a really "healing" time for her. The 41-year-old star - who has daughter Everly, nine, with ex-husband Channing Tatum, and son Callum, two, with fiancé Steve Kazee - says having time off amid the COVID-19 crisis gave her time to reflect on what she values and she came away deciding to be more choosy over the work projects she takes on.

She said: "Having downtime for the first time in my life was really healing. "I have a different barometer for what I say yes and no to, and I don't stretch myself too thin. " The 'Step Up' star also gave birth to her second child amid the pandemic and admitted it was a challenging and worrying time to bring a little one into the world.

Speaking to InTouch, she shared: "It was an interesting challenge. "It was a very unprecedented time for all of us, and then you bring a soul into the world and you are worried about everyone's health and safety. "We focused on what we could do to stay safe and stay together. " Looking to the next decade, Jenna hopes to be leading an "even more balanced life" and see her production firm 33andOut Productions flourish.

She said: "I hope to be having a wonderful, even more balanced life with lots of great family time. "I hope my company continues to grow. "And I also love to surprise myself. " Jenna and Steve got engaged in February 2020, and they delayed their wedding plans due to the rise of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.