Hollywood stars Will Smith and his wife, Jada Smith, have had a complicated relationship. The couple has opened up about seeing other people while still being married to each other. While the couple has said that they continue to share an unconditional love for each other, their candid conversation on an episode of Red Table Talk has led many to question their relationship. And according to The Matrix actress, one of her movie roles has helped her deal with her personal issues.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
The role was alongside the American actor Channing Tatum in the 2015 comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL. The actress shared that starring in the movie helped her understand men along with her husband, Will Smith.

Magic Mike XXL Helped Jada Smith Understand Her Husband

The second installment in the Magic Mike movie series, Magic Mike XXL starring Channing Tatum in the lead and follows a group of male strippers. Jada Smith portrayed the owner of a male strip club. And the actress has shared that she received an offer for the film from its lead star.
Jada Pinkett Smith in Magic Mike XXL
She shared that she enjoyed starring in the movie and made sure that she did not miss a single dance routine. However, she had one dislike about the whole thing, and that was thongs. “I always found the best seat in the house. But I’ve got to be honest. I’m not a big fan of thongs,” she shared.

She also noticed the changes in the behavior of her male co-stars in the presence and absence of their partners. She said, “I got to be a witness to how men interact when women aren’t around.” All this helped her to understand men and her husband, Will Smith. She claimed that the movie helped her deal with her husband’s unpredictable behavior.

Jada Smith and Will Smith
She shared that after starring in the movie, she started relishing those moments, and she has also “learnt to enjoy that playfulness in him much more and participate in it versus, like, tolerate it.” She has also said that it is significant for one to accept their partner as they are.

Jada Smith Suggests to Embrace All Sides of One’s Partner

Jada Smith has shared that one should accept every quality of their partner. And it is something that she learned during her relationship with her husband, Will Smith. “Love the god and the devil in your partner,” she said. Smith has said that to be able to walk “with him hand-in-hand” in every situation and expecting the same takes a lot of “love, depth, and friendship.”
Jada Pinkett Smith at the premiere of Emancipation
However, The Gotham star has earlier said that she wasn’t able to adjust herself to the possibility of getting married. “I knew that I was not built for conventional marriage,” she said. She has also shared that she had no issues with seeing the Men in Black star as her partner, but she was bothered by the idea of marriage itself.