In February 2022, it became known that Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers broke up after more than a year of marriage. A source told American magazine Life & Style that despite supporting the actress, the Green Bay Packers quarterback “put football first” and began to behave coldly when it comes to marriage plans. Now, a year after the breakup, the actress spoke out and told how she felt after breaking up with Aaron Rodgers.

Shailene Woodley on the red carpet of the Golden Globes 2020

This is stated in an interview with Net-A-Porter published on January 23, 2023, in which Shailene Woodley admitted that she was going through the worst moment in her life when she had a scandalous breakup with a football player. “It was difficult to shoot because I was going through the darkest and most difficult moment of my life.– said the actress, who at that time was recording her program “Three Women”.

“It was winter in New York, and My personal life was shitty, so for eight months I felt like a big bubble of pain.“She confessed right after that. “I was so grateful that I could at least go to work and cry and process my emotions through my character,” she continued.

Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz and Reese Witherspoon

As the Big Little Lies star explained, their romance marked a turning point in their relationship with social media as Shailene Woodley decided to delete her Instagram account: “Honestly, I never thought that millions of people around the world are watching these things. and paid attention. “Then I dated someone in America, very famous, it was the first time he had a “famous” relationship in quotesI watched the close attention, opinions, people’s desire to know about my life, their life and our life.

“I’m a very reserved person”

The actress felt uncomfortable on social networks because of her relationship with the footballer, as everyone expressed their opinion and commented on her life. “Just I felt offended, which used to be funny. I’m a very private person, so I’ve found that whenever I post something, I immediately felt like I shared too much who I am“.