Shailene Woodley candidly discusses her relationship with Aaron Rodgers, describing it as both "beautiful" and "toxic." The actress reveals her struggles with depression and anxiety during their time together and credits her best friend for helping her through this challenging period.
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In a recent interview, Shailene Woodley sheds light on her past relationship with Aaron Rodgers, labeling it a "beautiful" yet "toxic situation."
Despite their engagement ending in February 2022, Woodley had kept much of her experience private.
"I haven't shared much about my relationship with Aaron because it always makes me cry," the actress said. "It was not right. But it was beautiful." Their romance began in secret during the pandemic, and although they were occasionally seen together afterward, they ultimately parted ways for good.
"I had a really awful, traumatic thing happen in early 2022," Woodley recalled. She said she experienced "depression," "anxiety" and "complete soul detachment."
"I felt like I lost my soul, my self, my happiness, my joy," she said, explaining that she stayed in a "toxic situation" because she was empathizing with "someone else."
"That was the lowest low of my life," she said. She said she was depressed for about six months and credits her best friend and stylist, Kris Zero, with helping her out of that dark period.
"We'd go surf, and for ten minutes that day I thought life could be OK again. Then the depression would come back and she'd go, 'We're volunteering at the horse ranch!'" Woodley said.
Her empathy, she explained, led her to remain in the relationship longer than she should have. "I felt like I lost my soul, my self, my happiness, my joy," she noted, adding that her empathetic nature kept her "in this loop of feeling everything for everyone."
"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," she told 'Porter' magazine last year. "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."
The couple became engaged in early 2021, although they had kept much of their relationship relatively private. Their connection sparked significant media attention due to their differing public personas — Rodgers being a renowned athlete and Woodley a successful actress with a reputation for environmental activism and alternative lifestyles.
Despite the public excitement surrounding their engagement, rumors about their relationship's struggles began to emerge later that year. In February 2022, the couple confirmed that they had ended their engagement, with both parties expressing mutual respect and care for each other.
While the reasons behind their breakup were not fully disclosed, sources suggested that their busy schedules, along with differing life goals and priorities, contributed to their decision to part ways.
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The split was amicable, and neither Rodgers nor Woodley offered detailed explanations about their relationship or its ending. The breakup marked a somewhat quiet chapter in both of their lives as they continued to focus on their individual careers and personal growth.
