Jessica Biel reveals what can be ‘scary’ about raising kids with husband Justin Timberlake

Jessica Biel is opening up astir 1 of nan hardest things to navigate while being famous: motherhood.

While promoting her upcoming show “The Better Sister,” nan actress, 43, sat down with InStyle for nan magazine’s 2025 Summer integer screen and discussed really she protects her children, who, dissimilar their celebrated parents, did not motion up to beryllium successful nan nationalist eye.

Biel has 2 sons — Silas, 10, and Phineas, 4 — with superstar vocalist Justin Timberlake, 44.

The prima recalled 1 difficult speech she had pinch her oldest boy earlier their rare nationalist appearance past summertime astatine nan US Open.

Silas plays tennis and wanted to spell to nan event; however, Biel was somewhat hesitant considering really high-profile it is.

“It’s a tricky one, a tricky balance. We do really effort difficult not to expose them successful a measurement that they’re not comfortable with,” Biel told nan outlet. “My boy was 9 astatine nan time, and he’s a immense tennis instrumentality — that’s his sport, that’s what he plays.”

Before they committed, Biel asked her firstborn if he was comfortable being photographed.

“We had this opportunity, and we talked astir it. We talked astir photographers. You know, ‘Are you comfortable pinch that?’ He can’t make these decisions connected his own, but astatine this point, we tin astatine slightest talk what’s his sentiment astir it,” she noted.

Despite nan conversation, Biel said she was still uneasy astir nan decision.

“You really want to springiness your kids each experience. I don’t cognize if it was nan correct decision, to beryllium honorable pinch you, but he and I had a bully time,” nan prima added. “It’s scary each time. But it’s besides their life. And truthful it’s this really tricky, tricky point to fig out, what’s appropriate.”

Biel and Timberlake effort their champion to shield their boys, moreover keeping their faces disconnected societal media. While they are often included successful nan family photos connected nan A-lister’s Instagram, Silas and Phineas’ faces are either covered aliases hidden.

“If he was a kid actor, he’d astir apt activity each nan time,” Biel said of Silas, noting that while he’s creative, she prefers he avoids showbiz until he’s aged capable to make nan determination to participate nan manufacture for himself.

“And erstwhile you’re 18 years old, you want to beryllium a professional? Have astatine it,” Biel said. “That’s your choice. That’s what I would for illustration to clasp connected to, if possible, for him, you know?”

Biel and Timberlake began making love successful 2007 and ended their narration successful March 2011 — but nan breakup didn’t past long.

The character and “SexyBack” vocalist reunited successful November 2011 and exchanged rings 1 period later.

In October 2012, Biel and Timberlake said “I do” successful Italy.

The pair’s matrimony had weathered respective storms, including cheating rumors and an arrest.

Speculations of an matter ran rampant successful 2019 betwixt Timberlake and Alisha Wainwright aft nan singer-turned-actor was caught holding hands pinch his “Palmer” co-star.

He addressed nan rumors weeks later, publically apologizing to his wife.

“A fewer weeks agone I displayed a beardown lapse successful judgement — but fto maine beryllium clear — thing happened betwixt maine and my costar. I drank measurement excessively overmuch that nighttime and I regret my behavior. I should person known better,” Timberlake wrote.

“This is not nan illustration I want to group for my son,” he added. “I apologize to my astonishing woman and family for putting them done specified an embarrassing situation, and I americium focused connected being nan champion hubby and begetter I tin be.”

In June 2024, Timberlake was besides arrested for driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor, New York; however, nan complaint was dropped erstwhile he pleaded blameworthy to driving while impaired, a lesser charge.

The “Cry Me a River” singer’s licence was suspended successful New York and he was deed pinch 25 hours of organization service, a $500 good pinch a $260 surcharge, and had to rumor a nationalist statement.

“This is simply a correction that I made but I’m hoping that whoever is watching and listening correct now tin study from this mistake,” Timberlake said successful September 2024.