Anna Kendrick On Creating Embryos With Toxic Ex: ‘I Truly Dismantled My Life’

Valeria Cova
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Celebrities might look like their lives are perfect, but even they aren't immune to love failures. Last year, several star couples called it quits, some after years of being together, while others only had fun for some months, and among them was Anna Kendrick's relationship with Bill Hader.

A Look Into Her Relationships

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Since the actors broke up after six months of a private romance, Kendrick has spent time reflecting on her past relationships. She was recently featured on Dax Shepard's podcast, Armchair Expert, where she talked about how difficult it was for her to get out of an abusive relationship.

They Were Together For Six Years

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Anna recalls being in a six-year toxic relationship with a man she thought would be her husband for the rest of her life. They were so deep that they got her embryos frozen for the time they were ready to have children.

She Felt She Was Lucky Her Partner Was With Her

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Still, no matter how much couples therapy they did, the relationship wasn't meant to be. Kendrick said she tried many things to remain together; however, one day, she realized they were doomed; she added, “I remember telling my brother, when things had first kind of gone down, ‘I’m living with a stranger. Like, I don’t know what’s happening.”

It Was A Hard Moment

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It was all over when her partner revealed they had feelings for someone else. This was prejudicial to Kendrick's mental health; she remembers it as one of the most challenging moments of her life, though it all worked out for the best in the end.

Kendrick Took Some Time Off

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The Pitch Perfect star admitted that she couldn't handle the rejection from the person who she thought loved her for six years and felt like she was crazy. That's why she decided to seek help and take some time off acting, especially after her agency suggested her this.

She Started Going To Al-Anon

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"I did start going to Al-Anon while all this was going on. I mean, look, I truly dismantled my life, and at first, that was as a reaction to the accusation that I was crazy, and I was the one causing the problem," she commented. She then added she eventually felt better, though sometimes she still felt it was her fault.

Her Connection With 'Alice, Darling'

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This isn't the first time Anna Kendrick has talked about the psychological abuse she suffered from her former partner. She confessed that she felt a connection to her character in the movie Alice, Darling during the film's press. She portrayed the lead role of Alice, a woman in a toxic relationship who didn't know how to escape the situation.

About Anna Kendrick's Previous Relationships

Anna Kendrick's love life has been relatively private. She dated director Edgar Wright for four years before they split in 2013 and was reported to have a fling with Jake Gyllenhall. Later, she had a relationship with Ben Richardson from 2014 until 2020.

What Happened With Bill Hader?

Her most recent relationship, with Bill Hader, was controversial on the Internet due to their age difference; they met during the filming of the movie Noelle and started dating on January 2022. However, they lasted until June, after it was revealed they were really into each other. None of them have talked about the relationship publicly.