Actor-host Sanam Jung often talks about the challenges of his personal life. Last year, she shared her experience of living abroad after marriage and the nostalgia that comes with it.
Fast forward to this year, Sanam made a look at Good morning Pakistan and discussed what motherhood is while her husband has to leave home for work.
Sanam married Abdul Qassam Jafri in 2016. The two migrated to Houston, Texas in 2023 and Sanam talked about ‘Real Rukhsati’ in a look Shan e suhoor In 2024 she shared that he and Jafri, who are a pilot, had initially agreed to maintain a long distance relationship when he moved to the US for his career.
However, as soon as Sanam’s green card passed, he decided to move to Texas with their daughter so that everyone could live under the same roof.
The Jago Pakistan Jago host misses work but is unable to commit due to other responsibilities.
“I can’t do an in-person job because of my kids.” she said. “I try to do Instagram endorsements and shout outs for brands.
Even these things I try to do when my husband is home because I can’t leave my kids alone. It really scares me.”
She admitted her decision to leave behind work to focus on her kids has its downsides. “As someone who has always been very career-oriented, I do miss working,” she said.
In previous interviews, Sanam has also talked about the lack of household help abroad.
“I took life for granted in Pakistan,” said the actor in Ramzan transmission Shan e Suhoor in 2023. “You don’t realise it, but when you move away, even if you run out of tomatoes, there is no one you can call on to run and get it for you.
And if you spill something, there’s no one there to clean up after you. You have to do it all yourself.”
Despite not having the ideal situation, Sanam remains grateful. “Although I’m not working at the moment, I’m doing an even more important job which is to give time to my kids.”
