Breaking up with Aaron Rodgers took fairly the toll on Shailene Woodley!
As you certainly know, The Fault in our Stars actress and the Green Bay Packers quarterback known as off their engagement final February after two years collectively. At the time, sources known as it “an amicable split,” with Aaron even sharing gratitude for the actress on Instagram on the time. Now, virtually a full yr later, the 31-year-old is filling in a few of the blanks on how she was affected by the breakup, and the place she stands as we speak.
In an Monday interview with Porter, Shailene admitted how a lot of a battle it was to movie her drama collection, Three Women, whereas working by means of the separation:
“It was hard to film because I was going through the darkest, hardest time in my life; it was winter in New York, and my personal life was s***ty, so it felt like a big pain bubble for eight months.”
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However, whereas it was tough to do, it additionally offered a a lot wanted outlet:
“I was so grateful that at least I could go to work and cry and process my emotions through my character.”
The Fallout star went on to disclose that whereas she’s much less current on social media now, her former relationship with the athlete did rather a lot to open her eyes to the affect she held by means of her on-line posts:
“It honestly never really hit me that millions of people around the world were actually watching these things and paid attention to them. Then, I dated somebody in America who was very, very famous. It was the first time that I’d had a quote-unquote ‘famous’ relationship, and I watched [the] scrutiny, opinions, the desire for people to know my life and his life and our life — it just felt violating in a way that, before, it was fun.”
She added:
I’m a really personal individual, and so I discovered that any time I posted something, I immediately felt like I used to be sharing an excessive amount of of who I’m with individuals I didn’t essentially belief.”
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Ugh, what an anxiety-inducing feeling… But as of now, the Big Little Lies actress is embracing her progress and releasing the maintain others have over her:
“I’ve always loved getting older, but it’s almost like I feel an exhale; I’ve been waiting so long to experience not giving a fuck about what other people think about me and my life and the choices I make. I’m so excited to continue letting go of so many of the things that controlled me in my twenties; to really experience the joy of life in a way that, when you’re younger, is more difficult to experience — because it’s controlled by the way you were raised instead of the identity that you create as your own person.”
Now that’s what we like to listen to! Live your finest life, Shailene!
What are YOUR ideas on her life post-breakup, and her mindset going ahead, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback down under!
[Images via Aaron Rodgers/Instagram & Avalon/WENN]
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