Shailene Woodley has opened up about why she rarely talks about her relationship with ex-fiancé Aaron Rodgers.
in a recent interview external magazines, The 33-year-old actress admitted she doesn't talk much about her past relationship with the 41-year-old NFL star because “I always end up crying.”
“It didn't feel right, but it was beautiful,” the Big Little Lies star told the outlet after getting “eyes watering.”
Shailene Woodley said she still gets emotional talking about ex Aaron Rodgers. (Getty)
Woodley and Rodgers were first rumored to be dating in July 2020, but the two kept their relationship a secret until it went public just days before they announced their engagement in February 2021. The former couple broke off their engagement in February 2022, but they briefly reconciled before breaking up again that April.
Shailene Woodley suggests Aaron Rodgers' 'absence' was the reason for their breakup
In another part of her interview with Outside, Woodley said, “Something really terrible and traumatic happened at the beginning of 2022.” The “Divergent” actress did not mention the New York Jets quarterback's name, but said she was in a “toxic situation” at the time, but because she was “empathizing with someone else.” He said he didn't get out of his own way.
“It wasn't right. But it was beautiful.”
Woodley said having “empathy” “put me in a loop of feeling everything about everyone.”
“When I looked at the tree and didn't feel anything, I knew I was depressed,” said Woodley, an avid environmental activist. “That was the worst thing that ever happened to me.”
Woodley credits her stylist and best friend Chris Zero with saving her from depression.
“Sometimes I got so mad at her,” Woodley said of Zero. “But then we went surfing and I thought for 10 minutes that day my life might be okay again. Then the depression came back and she said, 'I'm volunteering at a horse farm. 'And then I randomly find a horse farm and clean the horses. ”
“We cleaned the hooves and brushed the horses, and for 20 minutes that day I thought life might be okay again,” she recalled. “Then the depression came back, and the next morning she woke me up and said, 'Let's go for a hike and grab some trash bags and clean up the trash!'”
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Woodley said she began to recover from her depression after about six months.
The two ended their engagement in early 2022. (Getty Images)
Shortly after their initial breakup in February 2022, Rodgers paid tribute to Woodley in an Instagram post. of 4-time NFL MVP “Thank you @shailenewoodley for letting me chase you for the first few months after we met and for finally catching up to me and letting me be a part of your life,” she wrote.
“Thank you for always supporting me, for the incredible kindness you have shown me and everyone I meet, and for showing me what unconditional love looks like. loves you and appreciates you,” he added.
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In an interview with Bustle magazine in September, Woodley hinted at the reason for their breakup, saying he despises the ostentatious behavior.
“I'm not interested in people's performance at this moment in their lives. I'm not interested in the external values that we place on everything,” the Emmy nominee said. “I think becoming something else in order to receive love, acceptance, or work from others is the ultimate form of soul death.”
Woodley said her opposition to performative behavior stems from her previous experience with “heartbreak.”
Woodley said their relationship was “beautiful” but “not right.” (Getty)
“A broken heart was healed and then broken again,” she explained. “I have fallen in love over and over again with things that are unobtainable. I am very open as a person. I love easy things, I care easily, but I also love lightly, I don’t care about it lightly.”
“It took me a really long time to understand that it's not my responsibility to heal or heal or do anything.” [a relationship] Other than to uphold my deep care and love for the world and my people,” Woodley continued. I was hoping they would. ”
“I give my all,” she added of her approach to relationships. “Before, if you denied me and belittled me, I would continue to give and give. And now, when you deny me, I respectfully say, “Thank you for the information. I hope you have a beautiful life.'' I'm not interested.''
FOX News Digital has reached out to Rogers' representatives for comment.
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