Scarlett Johansson reveals why she wants to protect the ‘privacy’ of her children

Scarlett Johansson wants to “preserve” her children’s privacy for as long as she can even though her eldest is starting to take an interest in being on camera.

Scarlett Johansson wants to “preserve” her children’s privacy for as long as she can.

The 40-year-old actress has Rose, 10, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac as well as three-year-old Cosmo with Colin Jost and explained that she wants them to realise that “anonymity” is something that cannot really be reversed once it is given up.

She told InStyle: “If anyone knows me, I definitely over-share. I’m not a closed book, you know? No. I’m politically active and vocal about it. But I am a private person in the sense that I value my close friendships. My family is very precious to me, as is their privacy. The anonymity of my children is very precious to me. I was talking to my daughter the other day, because she said, ‘Oh, I would love to make videos for [my skincare brand] The Outset.

“She was like, ‘Why can’t I?’ And I said, ‘Well, other than the fact that you’re 10…

“The thing about being a public figure is that the idea of being recognizable and celebrated feels fun, but then you can never stuff it back in the bottle. The reality of it is, there’s a massive loss to that, you know? So I think preserving that for as long as possible until it’s someone’s choice, that’s the choice I make as far as my kids go.”

Meanwhile, the ‘Black Widow’ star has been a name in Hollywood since she was a teenager but noted that she still worries that all of her success could vanish tomorrow.

She said: “I’m fortunate enough to have been working for such a long time, and not that long ago felt settled with where I am in my career.

“Like every single actor working, I had this constant fear that everything would go away. Or that every movie would be my last. I am still the eight-year-old kid just waiting to get another part. But now I see that actually I built something that… that I have a place here. And because of that, I’ve been able to stand up for myself and not feel like I would disappear. I can shoulder it.”