Meg Ryan explains why she took 'a giant break' from Hollywood

25 October 2023 , 12:47

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Meg Ryan explains why she took 'a giant break' from Hollywood

Meg Ryan is set to return to our screens next month for the first time in eight years as she stars in the romantic-comedy What Happens Later.

The iconic actress, who appeared in films such as Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, last appeared on the silver screen in her 2015 directorial debut Ithaca. She's now revealed why she decided to step back from the spotlight as she admitted she wanted to focus on her family.

"I took a giant break because I felt like there's just so many other parts of my experience as a human being I wanted to develop," she said in a new interview. One of the main roles she wants to focus on is being a mother.

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Meg Ryan will soon return to the big screen (WireImage)

She hasn't been in a film for almost a decade (Getty Images for Bentonville Fil)

Meg shares 31-year-old son Jack Quaid with her ex-husband Dennis Quaid. The former couple tied the knot on February 14, 1991 but announced their separation in June 2000. Their divorce was finalised in July 2001. In January 2006, Meg adopted a 14-month-old girl from China, who she named Daisy True.

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Speaking to People about her decision to stop back from acting, Meg explained: "It's nice to think of it as a job and not a lifestyle. And that is a great way of navigating it for me."

Meg's latest film What Happens Later is something she has directed, co-written and starred in. In the movie, which is scheduled to be released next month, the actress stars alongside David Duchovny.

She's created the new rom-com What Happens Later (bleeckerstfilms/Twitter)

In a trailer for What Happens Later, Me and David are seen playing a former couple who run into each other at an airport, where their respective flights get delayed. The trailer teases that they will delve into their break-up and open up about their feelings for each other.

Film company Bleecker Street shared the trailer on X, formerly known as Twitter. Alongside it, they wrote: "[Meg and David] star in #WhatHappensLater, a swoon-worthy story of old flames rekindled amidst the magic of missed connections, directed by Meg Ryan."

Fans were very excited by the news, with one person writing: "Meg Ryan is back to restore the romcom genre off the ground." Another said: "I'm in for ALL of this! Especially, Meg Ryan being Meg Ryan," while a third fan added: "The Queen has returned to breathe life into a stale genre."

Scarlett O'Toole