Reese Witherspoon Opens Up About Feeling 'Terrified' As A Young Mother In Hollywood

A successful actress, producer and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon seems to have a perfect life. But even she has admitted that there was a time when she struggled to find her way in the world.  

Appearing on a recent episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the question of juggling motherhood and career brought up some memories for Witherspoon that the world never knew. 

Barrymore recalled seeing Witherspoon with her first two children Ava and Deacon Phillippe—who she shares with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe—during the early stages of Witherspoon's career.

"How did you balance work and motherhood at that point?" the host asked. "Because I was just trying to balance work." 

Witherspoon began to open up about her struggle at the time, saying: “To be completely candid, I was terrified too."

"I got pregnant when I was 22 years old, and I didn’t know how to balance work and motherhood, you just do it,” she said.