Was Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant During ‘Sweet Magnolias’? Details

As reported by The U.S. Sun, Jamie Lynn considered the role of Noreen Fitzgibbons — which is her first acting gig since she retired Zoey Brooks’ key necklace for good in 2008 — as a “wink and laugh” from the universe, referring to the connection between Noreen’s unplanned pregnancy and her own unplanned teen pregnancy from 12 years prior.

“So, I think [the role] was just kind of a nice little nod to almost laugh at myself and, at the same time, to tell a story I really connect to,” she told The Sun in 2020.