Jennifer Connelly says lockdown has been ‘really difficult’ due to the ‘lack of human connection’

The past few months of lockdown laws, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have been challenging for many. 

And Jennifer Connelly has opened up about the struggles she’s faced, particularly the toll of a lack of human interaction, as she isolates with her family in rural Vermont. 

The 49-year-old actress spoke to Emmy magazine as their June cover star and confessed ‘it’s been really difficult.’ 

‘I can’t remember if it’s three weeks or four weeks now that we’ve been here,’ she began. 

‘We don’t go anywhere. The other day, the UPS guy came, and the kids got so excited. They were like, “We haven’t seen a person in a week! Can we watch?” And I was like, “Yeah. Sure.” And they literally sat on the staircase and watched as I opened the door and waved and talked to the UPS guy from a distance.’ 

The Academy Award winning actress continued: ‘That human connection, not having that contact, has been really difficult for everyone.’ 

Jennifer has been staying in rural Vermont with her husband, Paul Bettany, 49, and their kids, son, Stellan, 16, and daughter, Agnus Lark, nine. 

Not with them is the star’s eldest son, Kai Dugan, 22, who’s been staying in Los Angeles.    

‘We haven’t gone this long without seeing him. Ever,’ she said. 

And Jennifer already has plans for a big family and friends gathering when the pandemic is over.   

‘We’re going to have a huge gathering,’ she shared. 

‘I want to have a get-together with all of our friends and family. Cook a big meal, have an evening all together. That’d be great.’ 

Jennifer and Paul fled their New York City home for Vermont when the COVID-19 outbreak hit. 

The pair met when they starred in the 2001 film, A Beautiful Mind, where Jennifer picked up the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. 

They married in Scotland in 2003 before welcoming their two children. 

Jennifer gave birth to her first child, Kai, in the late 90s following her romance with photographer David Dugan.