Scarlett Johansson offers a look at how she balances the demands of Hollywood with life at home as a mother of two.
While promoting her directing debut Eleanor the GreatThe actress opened up for Extra About the reality of juggling with work, family and the challenges of parenthood in addition to her husband, comedian Colin Jost.
“We have two beautiful babysitters that help us. So shouting at them,” said Johansson with gratitude.
“Really, really not without help. It is difficult to balance between two busy schedules, but we do as much as possible.”
The Lucy Star explained that keeping a routine essential for her children, even if it means sacrifices on the way.
“My children are young. They thrive on a routine. So you try to make a routine possible. And sometimes this means that you don’t do everything,” she shared.
Johansson admitted that, like many parents, she feels the tugboat of guilt, wherever she is.
“You feel guilty that you miss certain work elements that you should be responsible for, and then you are at home, and when you are at work, you feel that you are missing some elements of upbringing that you should be responsible for. So there is always that.”
Yet she said that the key shares responsibilities and maintains open communication with her partner.
Johansson is the mother of the 11-year-old daughter Rose Dorothy, who she shares with ex-husband Romain Dauriac and the 4-year-old son Cosmo with Jost.
Creeks with E! News At the Toronto International Film Festival from 2025 she laughed about the overwhelming of the back-to-school season.
“My daughter’s school started the day after Labor Day, which I think is actually rude and so I call her school,” she joked. “You started the day after Labor Day. I was not prepared.”
The actress, who has been frank about parenthood in earlier interviews, also reflected earlier this year about guiding her daughter through friendships in children.
She shared Today with Jenna and friends That she recently explained the concept of ‘Spook’ to Rose after her daughter stopped talking to a boy who liked her.
“It makes the other person really terrible about himself. It puts them a bit on this spiral,” said Johansson, and admitted that she was guilty of ghosting in the past itself.
Between film premieres, parenting lessons and school runs, Johansson’s honesty about the chaos and the joy of family life shows that even a superhero on the screen is confronted with the same challenges that many parents do every day.
