‘I will never do that to them’: Penélope Cruz on protecting her children

The mother-of-two says she is adamant in keeping her children out of the public eye.

Penélope Cruz has spoken out about her “responsibility to protect the privacy” of her two children, six-year-old Leo and four-year-old Luna. Speaking to The Telegraph, the 43-year-old actress spoke about dealing with life in an A-list family. Penélope is married to Javier Bardem, and the pair are no strangers to paparazzi – a life she doesn’t want for her kids.

“You will never see a picture of my kids on Instagram. I will never do that,” she revealed. “I feel like I am responsible for protecting their privacy. “I might post a picture with a friend or a picture with Mert and Marcus (fashion photographers) here and there, or my best friend who’s also an actress (Salma Hayek). But there is always a line.”

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The actress went on to discuss how her work decisions have changed since she became a mum.

“I want to raise my kids and I don’t want to be away from them,” she revealed. “The first questions I ask about a film is where in the world is it being shot, the next question is when, and then I look at the project. “I don’t want projects that would mean we would not be able to be together.”