View
comments
Jamie Lee Curtis has 'struggled with the idea of love' after seeing her parents split and so many family members get divorced.
The 63-year-old actress' famous parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh separated when she was just three years old.
And although she respects their 'deep love and ambition' their break-up and a total of '13 divorces' in her family have influenced her views on relationships.
Her folks: Jamie Lee Curtis made rare comments about her movie star parents Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis this week saying they had 'deep love'; the stars seen in the late 1950s
A star herself: Curtis looking fabulous as she attends the 31st Annual SHARE Boomtown Party in Westwood in 1984
Sharing a picture of her mother and father, she wrote on Instagram: 'My sister sent me this. Once in a while when their images find me unexpectedly, I'm caught by not only their extreme beauty but their deep love and ambition.
'As the product of 13 divorces in my immediate family I have often struggled with the idea of love, what happens to it?' the True Lies actress added.
'There are only a couple reminders to me that I was born from love and not resentment, competition, jealousy and rancor which are the cornerstones of any unpleasant divorce.'
The family: Janet and Tony with Jamie and her sister Kelly in 1961 in the US
Just the three of us: Tony, Janet and Jamie in 1991 at the 36th Annual Genii Awards
The Halloween actress also said: 'I also forget that they were famous and loved
