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Emily Blunt Says Her Kids Cried Seeing Her ‘Trapped’ and 'in Peril’ Underwater in Jungle Cruise (Exclusive)


Emily Blunt and John Krasinski’s daughters reacted with tears upon seeing 'The Fall Guy' star "in peril" in 2021's action-adventure 'Jungle Cruise,' she tells PEOPLE: Kids “don't want you to be anything other than their parent.”

“They don't love watching me on screen,” says Blunt, 41, of daughters Hazel, 9, and Violet, 7, who she shares with husband John Krasinski, 44. That’s true even for movies aimed toward kids, like Disney’s 2011 hit The Muppets, 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns,or 2021’s Jungle Cruise, she tells PEOPLE. In the action-comedy based on the Disneyland theme park ride of the same name, Blunt’s adventurer Dr. Lily Houghton professes that she can’t swim.

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