Getting through tough times following her divorce from Robin Thicke, Paula admits she is now living 'in a place of gratitude and growing up in many ways.'
- Mar 31, 2015
AceShowbiz - Waiting for her divorce to estranged husband Robin Thicke to be officially finalized, Paula Patton took time to talk about life post divorce and becoming a working mother for son Julian. In an interview with Meredith Vieira, she opened up, "I live in a place of gratitude and growing up in many ways I think, I moved from my parents' house to moving in with Robin. And now I'm like becoming an adult at this old age. I'm really like a real woman now."
"I've grown a lot. It's been a long year and a lot of challenges," so Paula admitted. The actress went on talking about juggling her hectic work schedules with motherhood. "I took a lot of time off to be with him and then I had to pack for a trip because I had to go to work and he said, 'Mommy I don't want you to go to work,' " she said of her son Julian. "It's the challenge of being a working mother and it's the first time he ever said that to me because I did work when he was a baby but now he is more aware of everything, so what are you going to do? It's sort of the trials and tribulations of being a woman."
When asked by Meredith on how she responded to her son's plea, Paula revealed, "I cried. I called my mom and I cried and she said, 'Darling, I had to work. We all hear that.' " Paula's full interview with the talk show host will be aired on "The Meredith Vieira Show" on Tuesday, March 31.
Paula Paton and Robin Thicke started dating when they were teenagers. They subsequently tied the knot in 2005 and have a son together named Julian. The couple initially separated in February 2014 and eight months later Paula filed for divorce from Robin amidst rumors of him cheating on her. Their divorce was officially granted by court on March 17, but the marriage will be officially over on April 14.
