Who – August 10, 2019

ENNIFE

LOPEZ

turns 50!

.Lo’s milestone birthday is set to

be her biggest and best yet

here’s only one thing to do

when you turn 50 but look

30, and that is to celebrate

with a national arena tour –

just ask Jennifer Lopez.

The age-defying superstar

isn’t showing any signs of

slowing down as she gets

. But I feel like I’m 28,” the
told the Los Angeles Times.
“Just because you know my real age, it
doesn’t matter. Can I pull it off ?”
Not only can the 49-year-old – she
celebratesher50thbirthdayonJuly 24 –

pull it off, she’s still considered one of the

most beautiful women in the world, and she’s

topping the charts, selling out arenas for her

It’s My Party tour and making millions of

dollars every year.

However, as her famous song goes, “Don’t

be fooled by the rocks that I got” – or her abs

for that matter – she’s still Jenny from the

Block aka New York borough The Bronx.

Born in 1969 to working class Puerto

Rican parents, Lopez started singing and

dancing lessons at just 5 years old.

Herriseto fame began in 1991 when she

becameonethe back-up dancers for boy

bandNewKids on the Block. This led to her

first big job as a Fly Girl danceron

USsketch comedy show In Living

Color. Moving to LA, she soon

scored acting parts in movies

andTV shows before landing

herbreakthrough role playing

American star Selena Quintanilla-

Pérez in the 1997 film Selena.

She’sreportedtohavebeenpaid

$US1million,makingLopezthe

highest-paidHispanicactressin

historyatthetime.

AccordingtoLopez,therolewas

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“From our family to yours.”

Lopez and Alex Rodriguez took to

social media to share a family photo

to celebrate the 4th of July, with

J.Lo’s twins, Max and Emme, 11,

and A-Rod’s daughters,

Natasha, 14 and Ella, 11. FROM

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