Coco Arquette and Courteney Cox attend the premiere of “Scream VI.”
Jason Mendez/Getty ImagesCourtney Cox reflects on mistakes she made in the past with her daughter Coco Arquette, whom she shares with her ex-husband David Arquette.
During an appearance on the Wednesday, April 24 episode Minnie DriverOn the Minnie Questions podcast, Cox said she regretted giving Coco, now 19, too much freedom to make her own decisions.
“I should [trusted] “I and I should have intervened,” said Cox, 59. “I’m not saying I made her who she is, but you see things in other people – whether it’s always caring about others or is the nicest person. And I mean, that’s one of the things with age, I’ve learned to say no, I’ve learned to have boundaries.”
Cox married 52-year-old David in June 1999. Five years later, in June 2004, Coco was born. In October 2010, the couple announced their separation. David filed for divorce in June 2012 and the divorce was finalized in May 2013.
The Scream Alum has been a single mother for over a decade and regrets that she didn’t take a stricter approach to raising Coco.
“I wish I had been a more determined father when she was a child, or even not so many years ago,” she added.
Coco Arquette, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette at the 2006 Annual Platinum Circle Awards
Jeff Vespa/WireImageLast year, the Friends The graduate’s daughter began attending college, and it was a difficult adjustment for Cox to have her only child leave home.
“I miss that girl every minute,” she said Marie Claire in October 2023. When Cox visited her daughter on campus, she noticed that Coco had become even more independent.
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“I expected her to need it [me] more than them,” Cox added.
In February 2023, Cox was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in her speech she praised her daughter.
“I just want you to know that you radiate your own unique light and that I love you so much and am so proud of you,” Cox said as her daughter watched. “I’m proud to be your mother.”
After the ceremony, Cox continued to rave about how Coco was able to witness this special moment.
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“It meant the world to me to look down and see my beautiful daughter. It feels so good that she is here and that we took a photo together at the star. I don’t know when this will happen again,” she said People by the time.
Cox is particularly proud that Coco is following in her footsteps and pursuing an acting career.
“She’s done plays since she was in kindergarten, probably 33 musical plays,” Cox said during a March 2023 appearance Live with Kelly and Ryan.