Woodley discussed how her experience with heartbreak led to personal growth and a new approach to relationships.
Shailene Woodley has shared insights into how her past relationships have influenced her current outlook on love and personal boundaries.
In a recent interview with Bustle, promoting her new Starz limited series Three Women, the actress discussed how experiencing a “broken heart” led her to re-evaluate her approach to relationships.
Woodley, 32, expressed her shift in perspective, stating, “I give all of myself. I used to be a person who, if you crossed me and disrespected that, would continue to give and give. And now you cross me, I respectfully go, ‘Thank you so much for that information. Have a beautiful life. I wish you well.’ Not interested.” She explained that her past experiences taught her to protect her well-being and to avoid investing emotionally in unworthy relationships.
The actress did not specify the individuals involved but noted that her reflections come after a period of personal challenges, including her breakup with ex-fiancé Aaron Rodgers in early 2022. Woodley, who stars alongside DeWanda Wise and Betty Gilpin in Three Women, described the time spent filming as a period of intense personal difficulty.
“I’m very open as a human. I love easy and I care easy, but I do not love lightly, and I do not care lightly,” Woodley said, highlighting her ongoing journey to balance openness with self-protection.
In a previous interview, Woodley described filming the series during a particularly tough time in her life, calling it one of the “darkest” periods she had faced. The series, adapted from Lisa Taddeo’s novel, premieres on Starz on September 13.
