United Kingdom, July 5 -- Ashley Tisdale says having kids highlights the "flaws" in a marriage.

The 40-year-old actress and her husband Christopher French welcomed daughters Jupiter in 2021 and Emerson, 10 months ago but Ashley believes having children makes a couple notice things about each other that "bothers" them.

She told PEOPLE: "We definitely had a really good foundation of years to just learn about each other before having kids, which I think is so important because just kids change everything.

"One of the things I noticed is that it brings out the flaws more in each other, the flaws that you've always known about your person. You're like, 'Oh, it's fine.' But then when you have kids, it is, 'Oh my God.' It bothers you more for...