Willow Smith remembers having to "forgive" her mother Jada for downplaying her anxiety.

Willow Smith reflects on a difficult era in her life, which included dealing with anxiety, in the most recent episode of Red Table Talk. See what she had to say about Jada Pinkett-Smith, her mother.

By: Thato Mokoena 27 April 2022

Willow Smith is bringing her anxiety experience to the show.

The "Whip My Hair" singer, 21, sat down to have an open talk with Ireland Baldwin, 26, in the latest edition of Red Table Talk, which premiered April 27. Willow (daughter of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith) and Ireland (daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin) discussed their personal experiences as children growing up in the spotlight during their conversation.

Willow revealed that when she was younger, her mother didn't understand her disorder immediately away. "It was difficult," she said. "She didn't seem to comprehend my anxiousness when I was younger. Because she had seen so many of her friends die as a child—she had gone through so much—my problems seemed...[smaller] to her."

Willow added, "And that was incredibly frustrating for me as a child." "How can you not perceive my psychological and emotional struggle?" I wondered.

The actress discovered how much she related to what her daughter was going through after they sat down for a heart-to-heart.

"We had a conversation recently, and she said, 'I never thought that I genuinely had anxiety,'" Willow stated. "And she'd been burying it for so long, as if she didn't know. So I had to forgive her for saying things like, 'Sure, yeah, yeah...I get it, but it's not that horrible.'"

Ireland's difficulties with anxiety were compounded by an eating disorder, as well as struggles with alcohol and pharmaceutical medicines.

 The model told Willow, "I've been through so much before I truly got help." "I was in a very abusive relationship at the time, and I did seek treatment... I didn't want to call it that for a long time, just like I didn't want to call my anxiety—anxiety."

"I need to overcome what I've gone through and free myself of all the agony I've kept away in an unreachable place," Ireland continued.