Jessica Alba is protecting her peace.
With a new relationship in her life, the actress, 45, and mom of three said that she’s taken steps to safeguard the connections she’s building. “I can’t control [that] everyone has a camera now and the ability to [record] you. You kind of feel like you’re in the zoo when you’re out in the wild,” Alba said in a new interview with Elle published on Wednesday, May 27.
Alba, who has been dating Danny Ramirez since July 2025, said that her perception of love has changed over time, and she’s learned how to navigate a budding romance in the public eye. (She shares daughters Honor and Haven and son Hayes with ex-husband Cash Warren. The exes finalized their divorce in February after 17 years of marriage.)
“The one thing I’ve been able to do is try and control the narrative as much as possible through my own social media,” she shared. “I found that’s the only place where I feel like I have control over the narrative of how my life shows up.”
In addition to being a parent, Alba is set to appear in the upcoming 2026 action-thriller film The Mark, and she also still handles oversight to her successful brand, The Honest Company, after stepping down from her daily leadership role as chief creative officer to pursue other endeavors in April 2024.
As for her personal life, a source told Us last summer that Ramirez, 33, and Alba hit it off right away. “They were friends before it turned romantic,” an insider shared, noting they met through mutual pals.
While speaking of social media, Alba said she appreciates that it’s content she chooses to share — albeit with 21 million Instagram followers. “Now, mind you, it’s edited and curated, but it just feels less chaotic than other people’s versions of who I might be that don’t know me,” she told Elle, noting it does come with some downsides, including online criticism.
Alba said she’s learned to brush off the naysayers, explaining, “You also just can’t care so much about exterior people who don’t know you deeply or care for you deeply. You have to take everything with a grain of salt, the ups and the downs of people’s perceptions.”
As for how her view on relationships has changed, “It’s not always a movie or a rom-com,” she pointed out, noting there’s mundane and less-than-pleasant moments.
“Sometimes love is just sitting there when someone’s not feeling well and rubbing their head, or just allowing someone to rage and giving them space,” Alba added. “But still being there and knowing that nothing they can do can push you away.”
