Aaron Rodgers Split Was Dark Time in My Life


Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.
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Therapeutic a damaged coronary heart. Shailene Woodley opened up about how her private relationships factored into her work on the TV adaptation of Three Ladies.

“It was arduous to movie as a result of I used to be going by means of the darkest, hardest time in my life,” the Huge Little Lies alum, 31, recalled in her PORTER journal cowl story, revealed on Monday, January 23. “It was winter in New York, and my private life was s–tty, so it felt like an enormous ache bubble for eight months.”

The present — primarily based on Lisa Taddeo‘s e book of the identical title — wrapped filming in Could 2022 after kicking off manufacturing the earlier fall. Whereas Woodley didn’t specify what contributed to her “ache,” Us Weekly confirmed her cut up from fiancé Aaron Rodgers in February 2022.

“I used to be so grateful that at the very least I might go to work and cry and course of my feelings by means of my character,” the Divergent actress informed the outlet, noting that she “discovered a whole lot of consolation and inspiration” in collaborating with Taddeo, who wrote and government produced the upcoming Showtime sequence.

Woodley tapped into her feelings in a brand new approach throughout filming and spoke candidly about her self-care journey each on and off set. “I’ve all the time beloved getting older, but it surely’s virtually like I really feel an exhale,” she defined. “I’ve been ready so lengthy to expertise not giving a f–ok about what different individuals take into consideration me and my life and the alternatives I make.”

The California native added: “I’m so excited to proceed letting go of so most of the issues that managed me in my twenties; to actually expertise the enjoyment of life in a approach that, if you’re youthful, is harder to expertise – as a result of it’s managed by the way in which you had been raised as a substitute of the id that you simply create as your individual particular person.”

The Golden Globe nominee and Rodgers, 39, had been first linked in July 2020 after his cut up from Danica Patrick. Us confirmed the next February that Woodley and Rodgers had been courting, shortly earlier than the quarterback referred to her as his “fiancée” throughout his NFL Honors acceptance speech. The Spectacular Now addressed the duo’s standing on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon that month, displaying off her engagement ring.

Two months later, a supply solely informed Us what made Rodgers and Woodley such a “nice match” — regardless of their obvious variations. “They’re each hardworking, career-focused, have the same way of life and are right down to earth,” the insider mentioned in April 2021. “Folks consider Aaron as this robust soccer participant, however he really has a smooth aspect to him and could be goofy and nerdy.”

Shailene Woodley Reflects on 'Darkest, Hardest Time' of Her Life After Aaron Rodgers Split: 'My Personal Life Was S--ty' number 12

Aaron Rodgers strolling off the sector after an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the Detroit Lions, 2023.
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By the next yr, nevertheless, the twosome pulled the plug on their whirlwind romance. “Shailene has been tremendous busy with work,” a supply informed Us in February 2022. “Every thing was so totally different throughout lockdown, and so they had been residing of their bubble.”

The exes sparked reconciliation rumors quickly after their breakup made headlines once they had been noticed attending a marriage collectively in March 2022. An insider knowledgeable Us three months later that Woodley and the Inexperienced Bay Packers athlete had been “on and off” however had been “over for good,” including that they “simply didn’t work out as a pair.”

Each the Secret Lifetime of the American Teenager alum and her former fiancé have remained comparatively tight-lipped about what induced their cut up. In February 2022, Rodgers praised his ex for the affect she made on his life.

“Right here’s some… #MondayNightGratitude for among the extremely particular individuals in my life, with some footage from the final lovely yr,” he captioned an Instagram put up. “@shailenewoodley, thanks for letting me chase after you the primary couple months after we met, and at last letting me catch as much as you and be part of your life. Thanks for all the time having my again, for the unimaginable kindness you present me and everybody you meet, and for displaying me what unconditional love appears to be like like, I really like you and am grateful for you.”