SEX symbol Megan Fox has vowed never to film an X-rated scene again in case
it affects her children.
The actress is one of the most lusted after leading ladies in Hollywood and
has played a series of scantily clad characters since rocketing to fame in
2007’s Transformers.
She was a prostitute in 2010 film Jonah Hex, starred in Eminem and Rihanna’s
saucy Love The Way You Lie video the same year and kissed Amanda Seyfried’s
character in 2009’s Jennifer’s Body.
But since becoming a mum to sons Noah, three, and Bodhi, two, the 29-year-old
has turned down some of the raunchier roles she has been offered.
In an exclusive chat, Megan, who
is expecting her third child, explained: “There are just certain things
boys should never see their mothers do.
“There are some good projects I’ve read that are with talented people,
talented directors, but the things the women are required to do in the movie
are things I can’t have my sons ever know or see.
“I was offered a project that’s coming out on HBO that centres around the life
of a prostitute and it has very graphic sex scenes — things you would see in
a pornographic film — and those are things that are degrading to the woman
who’s playing the character.
“It’s up to the mother to determine what she thinks her children can handle
seeing or not.
“I don’t think my children should ever see me doing some of that stuff.
“I don’t think my boys could handle that.
“They can’t separate the experience from the reality from the art.
“It gets very confusing when it’s your own mother.”
Last month Megan revealed she was pregnant with estranged husband Brian Austin
Green’s baby, despite previously planning to divorce him.
Instead she has now reunited with the 42-year-old, who is the father of her
two sons, and admitted they are moving out of LA city to focus on raising
their brood, which also includes her stepson Kassius, 14.
Hinting that the child she is expecting could be another boy, she added: “The
third one will have the best experience of us as parents.
“And he also has two older brothers who are also going to take care of him.”
Despite her worries about being sexualised on screen, Megan — who reprises her
role as reporter April O’Neil in this month’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
sequel — was dismissive of those who criticise her acting.
Admitting she had not worked hard for her fame, she said: “I’m not like a
silly, stupid little actress but I don’t care if people only want to hire me
to look pretty.
“In Hollywood your time is limited and I’m not passionate about it.”
Instead of an Oscar on her mantelpiece Megan has gongs including Choice Hottie
of the Year and a Worst Supporting Actress Razzie.
But she said: “It is what it is.
“I don’t care.
“I feel like if I was really hung up on critical acclaim or people’s opinions
then I would be more pressured, I would strive harder to disprove such a
stereotype.
“But sometimes you just get pigeon-holed.
“I have fun most of the time making movies, and that’s the main objective
because it’s just a job.
“Where I’m from in Memphis, women are damsels and ladies and they’re gentle or
whatever.
“I was very fiery and no-nonsense.
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“I put that out there instantly in this industry because it’s important for
people to understand that I am not a dumb girl, I’m a very clever girl and
you’re not going to get anything over on me.”
She is so disenchanted with the industry that turned her into a superstar that
she admits she may one day quit.
Megan explained: “I’m trying to figure out what I really want to do with the
rest of my life because Hollywood is not a land where you can work until
you’re elderly, when you’re a woman especially.
“It’s not something I’m necessarily passionate about, so I’ve asked myself
this question for the last few years, ‘What is it that I’m here for and
where are my passions?’
“I got to this place without any effort, I’m not very ambitious. It’s strange
I keep getting offered these movies that are big, tent-pole franchises.
“So I’ve always wondered why it is happening to me when I put no effort into
it.
“There has to be a reason.
“So I’m just trying to figure out exactly what that is and what that means.
“I’m not trying to deny it or reject it, I just have to incorporate it with
other things I like.”
Away from work, Megan was coy about her reunion with Brian.
She once confessed her maneater image was at odds with reality as she had only
ever had sex with two men — Brian and her childhood sweetheart.
She said: “I can never have sex with someone I don’t love, ever.
“The idea makes me sick. I’ve never even come close to having a one-night
stand.”
Her Transformers co-star Shia LaBeouf claimed they had a romance, with US
magazine Details saying he nodded “affirmatively” when asked if they hooked
up.
Shia said Megan quit the franchise because director Michael Bay made her “feel
like a prostitute”, saying: “Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, woman-empowerment
stuff that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael, who
some people think is a lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women.
“Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality.
“She never got comfortable with it.
“This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a
sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest
woman in America.
“And she had a hard time accepting it.”
Talking about turning 30 on May 16, Megan hinted her love of stargazing had
made her get going “in the right direction” and reunite with 90210 star
Brian.
She said: “There’s something in astrology called your Saturn return.
“Saturn is the planet of karma and responsibility and life lessons take 30
years to orbit your chart, so usually everyone in their 30th year has some
self-realisation to ensure they’re going in the right direction.
“Or people who are extremely lost have some sort of a breaking point, some
sort of a low that they hit around that year.
“That’s definitely what has happened for me, getting to a point where I can’t
deal with things that feel unnecessary.”