Shailene Woodley has been a staple in Hollywood since she broke into the industry in the early aughts.
“In the beginning, it was hard to eat or breathe.
And I had to give up cross-country running.
But I needed to have it to realign my spine.”
Woodley had to wear the brace for two years before she was able to remove it.
Especially considering how young she was at the time, it couldn’t have been a pleasant experience.
Years later in 2015, Woodley spoke to Movies Online to elaborate on her condition.
Everyone has their own pains and obstacles to battle with," she explained (viaAvala Spine).
Woodley’s determination to continue with her acting pursuits is to be admired.
As if having scoliosis wasn’t enough, Woodley suffered through a period of poor health in her 20s.
“I was losing my hearing,” she explained.
Everything I ate hurt my stomach."
Woodley sought medical attention, but no one could seem to figure out what was causing the problems.
Woodley explained that this was confusing because she lived a healthy and active lifestyle.
This led to body dysmorphia, and coming out on the other side of this was an arduous task.
She may have been confident she nailed the part, but that wasn’t the case at all.
“I emailed them every week and said, ‘hey just get me notes.
just get me notes.
What did I do wrong?
I know I’m supposed to do this film,'” she said.
After many tears and lots of begging, they gave her a second chance.
The rest is history, but Woodley will always remember just how difficult it was.
Woodley even shot some scenes, but it wasn’t to be.
Though she was adamant that it turned out to be a smart decision, her body language was tense.
“For a few hours it was literally like, ‘Oh, my God, was I awful?
Why did they cut me?
What are people going to think?'”
She soon spotted two U.S. military tanks and realized something was up.
The only time in my life that I saw a tank like that was on set in Atlanta."
Things only got more traumatic from there.
After being stripped naked and searched, Woodley came to a harrowing realization.
If there’s a fire and they decide not to launch the door, you’ll die.
You are a caged animal," she told the magazine.
Had the case gone to trial, Woodley could’ve faced jail time.
What’s more, Woodley was as surprised to find out any of this as the public was.
She was on a plane when the news broke and didn’t hear about it until landing.
After ending on this sour note, Woodley considered quitting acting.
It wasn’t until she was persuaded to consider “Big Little Lies” that she changed her mind.
For Shailene Woodley, confidence hasn’t come easy.
I recently started therapy, and it has dramatically altered my life."
“A few months ago I was the least confident in my self-worth.
But Woodley always had one surprising name in her corner who helped her: Kate Winslet.
“She’s just real,” she told Barrymore.
Several of the cast members took to social media to express their sadness, as did Shailene Woodley.
She posted a photo of Vallee alongside a fitting tribute.
“God, death is the worst,” she wrote on Instagram (viaYahoo Entertainment).
It doesn’t make sense though dude.
It doesn’t make sense.”
After all, some parts require a total physical overhaul to make a story believable.
Talking toThe Times, Woodley revealed that she barely ate anything while preparing for the part.
“It was f***ing miserable.”
Not only was Woodley impossibly hungry, but the starvation caused her some serious health problems.
to make it sleep, she had to self-medicate with a glass of wine.
RogerEbert.com’s Sheila O’Malley gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.
I really understood depression and anxiety and, like, complete soul detachment."
She also referred to her time with Rodgers as a toxic situation that still brought her to tears.
Eventually, Woodley was able to piece herself back together again.
Shailene Woodley knows this all too well, which is why she feels she has to record her interviews.
When talking toBustlein 2024, Woodley pulled out her phone and pressed record before she started talking.
Woodley didn’t mince her words.
“Journalists can be really f****** sneaky,” she explained.
I got proof.’
It sounds like the actor, like many, learned this lesson the hard way.
