Tia Mowry Clarifies Comments About Not Being Close to Tamera

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Tia Mowry is setting the record straight on her recent comments about her status with twin sister Tamera Mowry.

Over the weekend, Tia, 46, made headlines for stating in a trailer for her WeTV docuseries, Tia Mowry: My Next Act, that she wished she and Tamera, 46, “were still close.”

“[I wish] I could pick up the phone and call her, but that’s just not where we are right now,” she said in the teaser.

Tia tells Us Weekly that her remark referred to the physical distance between her and her sister, and how that has affected their bond over time.

“I feel like as we grow up and as we grow up, we all start our own families. We begin to take on new roles and responsibilities within our lives,” she exclusively told Us while chatting about her new show on Tuesday, September 24. “And our siblings now have families of their own, too. And that is what that was all about — we all have moved.”

Tia told Us that while she and some of her relatives — including brother Tahj Mowry and father Timothy Mowry — live in Los Angeles, while Tamera lives in Napa with her husband, Adam Housley, and kids Aden, 11, and Ariah, 9. The twins’ other brother, Tavior Mowry, lives apart in Tennessee.

“In these transitions in life, sometimes you just want a hug. And you just want someone to be as accessible as they used to be. And that is not the case. It’s called life,” she stated. (A theme in Tia’s reality show is life after her divorce from Cory Hardrict. The exes share son Cree, 13, and daughter Cairo, 6.)

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“But I love my sister very much. She loves me very much,” Tia added. “We have a closeness and a beautiful connection. But that’s what that was all about. It’s just how life unfolds, and it happens with many families.”

As for how she and Tamera felt about Tia’s comments garnering online attention, Tia told Us it was “not surprising.” She explained: “When you’ve been in this industry for over 30 years, things are always taken out of context and it is what it is. But the only thing that I can do is control my behaviors and be the best person that I could possibly be. And that’s what both of us are. And we are incredible, inspiring examples, and we have been that all our lives. So, why change that now?”

Tia will continue to give fans an inside look into her life on her new show My Next Act. She told Us that through the show she wants to “put a spotlight” on mental health.

“Change is something that will always win. We see it in our seasons. We see it just from aging, from family dynamics, from moving from town to town, or city to city, job to job. It’s just a part of our life,” she shared. “And I think that’s the biggest thing that I’ve learned [is] that even when change does happen, it doesn’t necessarily mean that something is wrong with you or that something is wrong. It is a part of life, and we are to just go with the flow. And all is well, it will be OK.”

Tia told Us that she’s working on “embracing the unknown” in her latest chapter in life. “There’s beauty in solitude. There’s beauty in change. There’s beauty in understanding oneself — understanding your traumas, understanding your triggers. What role do I play in these transitions? What, what role have I played in my pain and suffering?” she said,” adding, “That has been something that has been in the forefront of my healing and my journey.”

Tia Mowry: My Next Act premieres on WeTV Friday, October 4.

With reporting by Leanne Stanton