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Jenna Dewan Calls Her Kids the ‘Greatest Antidote’ for Overcoming Dark Roles


‘The Rookie’ star Jenna Dewan is the mother of three children, daughters Everly and Rhiannon and son Callum

Nathan Fillion as John Nolan and Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune in ‘The Rookie.’Disney/Carlos Lopez-CallejaThe Step Up actress noted that she has a “toolbox of how to play intense roles and not let it linger.” “I felt like I gained a lot more insight and empathy into domestic violence victims just in the reading of the scenes and researching it,” she shared, adding, “I do hope that there are people, women and men that are watching this, that feel seen in some way and maybe even unlocks something they didn’t think of before and helps them in their own life.” While Dewan has been grateful that fans have reached out, she told Us, “It’s heartbreaking to think how many people are living with this kind of control and psychological [and] physical abuse in their [homes].”

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