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‘I’m glad!’ Jennifer Lopez shares 'Flashdance flashback' of her 20-year career

The singer writhes and gets drenched in water

April 10, 2023

What a feeling! Jennifer Lopez has been setting the stage alight for more than 30 years – and like a fine wine, she just gets better with age.

Celebrating two decades of its release, the 53-year-old mom-of-two has shared a flashback of her 2003 hit "I'm Glad", showing her getting drenched by water in the sexy video, which is a cheeky reincarnation of the iconic 1983 film, Flashdance

The raunchy video was the third release of her 2002 album This Is Me...Then, released on 8 April, 2003, and her new album, This Is Me...Now, is set to be released this year.

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Posting on her Instagram, she wrote: "I’m Glad! 20 years of 'I’m Glad'. Can’t wait to perform it again soon, #This Is Me Then, #This Is Me Now'"

Jennifer credits husband Ben Affleck, who was her fiance at the time, as the inspiration for the album and its hits, which include "Jenny from the Block", "All I Have" and "Baby I Love You!"

Gigli costars Jen and Ben began dating in 2002 and got engaged that year. They postponed their wedding in September 2003 and officially split in January 2004.

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Jennifer went on to marry Marc Anthony in June 2004 and they had two children, Emme and Max, now 15, while Ben moved on with actress Jennifer Garner that year as well, welcoming children Violet, now 17, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, ten.

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Ben slid into J Lo’s DMs in early 2021 and fans were ecstatic when 'Bennifer' was resurrected almost 20 years after they first met and they tied the knot in a surprise Las Vegas wedding at midnight on 17 July, 2022.

Hustlers actress Jennifer has penned a few songs about her husband, although he’s joked he’s not overly-enthused about the less than flattering ones.

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During a recent appearance on the "SmartLess" podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, Ben said: "The songs that have been written about me have been written by the greatest performer in the history of the world, Jennifer Lopez. I don’t know if they are exactly about me, as maybe inspired by me because there are some negative things in there. She’s amazing." 

The couple recently attended the red carpet premiere of Ben’s new movie, Air, which focuses on the creation of Nike's Air Jordan and the star revealed he is now fluent in Spanish, like his Hispanic wife, earning him the moniker ‘Benito’ from fans

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