Jennifer Lopez feels ‘lucky’ to have rekindled romance with Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez has given a rare interview about her rekindled relationship with Ben Affleck, as she gushed over their “beautiful love story”.

Jennifer Lopez feels “so lucky and proud” to be getting a second chance with boyfriend Ben Affleck.

The Hustlers star gushed about reuniting with her ex-fiance in a new cover story for People, as she referred to their do-over as a blessing.

“I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” she told the magazine, which noted that the room in Lopez’s house where they conducted the interview now serves as Affleck’s office when he visits.

“It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.”

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reignited their romance last year. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Lopez, 52, admitted that going through the media circus that was their first relationship in 2002 — and subsequent break-up in 2004 — has them far more prepared for how to handle life in the public eye this time.

“We both were like, ‘Wow, we’re so happy and we don’t want any of that to come into play again.’ We’re older now, we’re smarter, we have more experience,” she explained.

“We’re at different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very conscious of those things. We’re so protective because it is such a beautiful time for all of us.”

The Marry Me star said she wants to “do everything I can to protect” her “happy and loving” relationship with Affleck, 49, because they both hold it “sacred.”

“It deserves that, it really does,” she shared.

Although reigniting an old romance may feel familiar, the Play songstress said Bennifer 2.0 is an entirely different chapter.

“It’s beautiful the way it feels very different than it was years ago. There’s more of an appreciation and a celebration for it, which is nice,” she shared.

“When you find somebody and you really, really love them and you get a second chance at that? That is a really rare, precious, beautiful thing, and we don’t take it for granted.”

The couple were engaged before splitting in 2004. Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Lopez, who reunited with Affleck last year after her break-up with ex-fiance Alex Rodriguez, acknowledged that blending families — she has twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony and Affleck shares three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner — can be difficult, though she said their “love” made it easy.

“I honestly believe that love rules all. Love always conquers everything — relationships, kids, work, work relationships,” she shared.

“It’s all about how loving, open and accepting you can be. Not having an ego about things and just embracing all the good, always looking at the positive.

“When you’re in a good, healthy relationship, everybody benefits from that. Everybody.”

Ben and Jen debuted their romance on Instagram in July with this steamy photo.

The Selena star also praised Affleck for his sobriety and becoming the man she always knew he could be.

“To see the person, the human being, the man that he is today, the father that he is today, the partner that he is — he is so everything I always knew he was and wanted to be,” she said.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission