Divorce: what celebrities say about the end of marriage

“I think we told ourselves a story when we were young, and we just kept telling ourselves that story, no matter how blatantly life was telling us that we were so different," Tatum told Vanity Fair. "But when you’re actually parents, you really understand differences between the two of you. Because it is screaming at you all day long. How you parent differently, how you look at the world, how you go through the world.”

The 'Magic Mike' star added that their initial separation "was super scary and terrifying," because "Your life just turns on its axis." He elaborated, "This whole plan that you had literally just turns into sand and goes through your fingers and you’re just like, ‘Oh, s—t. What now?’" Fortunately hindsight is always 20/20 and he said the divorce "was probably exactly what I needed" and that he soon found the motivation "to do the work on myself." Though he has opened his heart again and is currently dating Zoë Kravitz, Tatum said he doesn't know if he'll marry again.

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Anna Faris called herself "a divorce veteran" on Chelsea Handler's 'Dear Chelsea' podcast as she opened up about ending her first two marriages, first Ben Indra (2004 to 2008), and then Chris Pratt (2009 to 2018). "It hit hard the first time. I turned into somebody that I didn't recognize. I was always the kind of person that had their fridge filled. And I hosted a lot of dinners. That was back when I had friends."

But after her split from Indra she said, "I found myself in this apartment with just beer and mustard in the fridge," she said. "I was going out all the time. I had no one to text or call and say, 'Hey, can I do this?' essentially." She added that it was also an "incredibly liberating" time, stating that she "reverted" back to her 17-year-old self. "I went to a bar, I was like, 'Look how dangerous I am.'" However, the insecurities had still seeped in and Faris said, "I was terrified that I wasn't a good lover. Especially when I was younger, I was so self-conscious of my body. I didn't want anybody to see it. But I would dance on the edges of it. I wanted to be desired desperately."

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Anna Faris - The actress split from Chris Pratt and said that life is too short to be in a relationship with someone who does not value or support you.

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Denise Richards - The actress said she was surprised by how the end of her marriage affected her job, and that she must have seemed crazy after the divorce from Charlie Sheen.

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Courteney Cox - After divorcing David Arquette the actress said it's important to work on a relationship and she thinks she and her ex tried that, but in the end they really were very different.

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Mariah Carey -

About the end of her relationship with Nick Cannon, the singer said she never thought she would have children with someone and then get divorced.

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Mandy Moore - The actress said of her divorce from Ryan Adams that she'd spent many years of her life expending energy on her relationship and that it was something she would never do again.

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Kate Hudson - Referring to her divorce from Chris Robinson, the actress said it was extremely painful to find out that the relationship with the one you love simply doesn't work.

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Eva Longoria - She said that after her divorce from Tony Parker she did not know she was depressed. She knew she was going through a sad time in her life, but she did not see herself as a depressed person.

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Naomi Watts - The actress said about divorcing Liev Schreiber that changing your life is always scary, because a transition is something new and you're always wondering how it's going to go.

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Chris Martin - The singer said of divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow that the process can make you very aggressive, and you get into a situation where you just want to blame someone else. But you can also calm down and grow again as a person.

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Katie Holmes - After divorcing Tom Cruise, the actress said she’s not afraid now, she does not have rules for herself, and she does not take herself so seriously.

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Brad Pitt - Actor Brad Pitt said of divorcing Angelina Jolie that he now believes the truth of what he heard from a lawyer - no one wins in court, it’s just a matter of who suffers less.

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Jennifer Aniston - Jennifer Aniston says that after she divorced Brad Pitt she felt that the more she tried to avoid the pain, the more it hurt, because it's always sad when things come to an end.

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Katy Perry - The singer spoke about divorcing Russell Brand. She said the divorce was emotionally traumatic as it was the death of a dream. She said she was in a fairy tale world and the reality was not that.

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Amy Poehler - After divorcing Will Arnett, Amy Poehler said it was like putting everything she liked on a blanket and then tossing it all into the air.

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Gavin Rossdale - Singer Gavin Rossdale says that apart from death, he thinks divorce is one of the hardest and most painful things we can go through in life. He was referring to his divorce from Gwen Stefani.

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Gwyneth Paltrow - After divorcing Chris Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow said it was very challenging for her to re-evaluate the ideas she had about herself and that failure.

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Ryan Phillippe - Actor Ryan Phillippe divorced Reese Witherspoon and later said that it was the darkest and saddest place he’d ever been in. It was a struggle, and he spent about four or five months unable to get out of bed.

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Elisabeth Moss - After divorcing Fred Armisen, Elisabeth Moss said that when it happened she was very young, even though she felt older at the time. She said it was traumatic, horrible and painful.

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Christina Aguilera said of divorcing Jordan Bratman that she knew there would be
negative repercussions in the press, but that she decided she couldn’t live life thinking about what others were going to say.

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Olivia Wilde - The actress said about her divorce from Tao Ruspoli that she did not want to end the relationship, nor the marriage. She knew something was wrong and she tried to change everything.

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Jennifer Garner - The actress said about divorcing Ben Affleck that it was one of the biggest pains of her life to know that something she believed in had failed twice. She said it takes two people in marriage to be able to dance.

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Kevin Hart - Kevin Hart said that in his divorce from Torrei Hart he told her he screwed up, it was not her fault, he did not realize what a marriage was, he betrayed it and he was wrong. He further admitted that they could not repair the marriage.

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Angelina Jolie - Angelina Jolie said she thought it was important to cry in the shower and not in front of her children so they wouldn’t worry after she divorced Brad Pitt.

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Nicole Kidman - After divorcing Tom Cruise the actress said she thinks divorce is difficult for everyone, it's a nightmare, but people can pretend they're okay, and in a few days they look great and on other days they look awful.

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Ryan Reynolds - After divorcing Scarlett Johansson, the actor said anyone who goes through a divorce goes through a lot of pain, but will eventually get over it.

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Jennifer Lopez - After her separation from Marc Anthony, the singer said there is no greater pain or failure than going through a divorce.

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Kaley Cuoco -

Regarding her divorce from Ryan Sweeting, the actress says she is not ashamed of what happened. She said that when she falls in love, she intends to go through to the end. In her opinion, some people make mistakes, but rather than calling divorce a mistake she thinks it is just something that happens in life.

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Ashton Kutcher - The actor, reflecting on his divorce from Demi Moore, said marriage is one of the hardest things in the world and sadly it sometimes fails.

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Reese Witherspoon -

Regarding her divorce from Ryan Phillippe, the actress says that in life there are things that are hard to reconcile, like divorce. She said sometimes it's hard to see how that makes sense.

Sources: (Marie Claire)

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Anna Faris - The actress split from Chris Pratt and said that life is too short to be in a relationship with someone who does not value or support you.

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Denise Richards - The actress said she was surprised by how the end of her marriage affected her job, and that she must have seemed crazy after the divorce from Charlie Sheen.

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Courteney Cox - After divorcing David Arquette the actress said it's important to work on a relationship and she thinks she and her ex tried that, but in the end they really were very different.

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Mariah Carey -

About the end of her relationship with Nick Cannon, the singer said she never thought she would have children with someone and then get divorced.

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Mandy Moore - The actress said of her divorce from Ryan Adams that she'd spent many years of her life expending energy on her relationship and that it was something she would never do again.

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Kate Hudson - Referring to her divorce from Chris Robinson, the actress said it was extremely painful to find out that the relationship with the one you love simply doesn't work.

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Naomi Watts - The actress said about divorcing Liev Schreiber that changing your life is always scary, because a transition is something new and you're always wondering how it's going to go.

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Katie Holmes - After divorcing Tom Cruise, the actress said she’s not afraid now, she does not have rules for herself, and she does not take herself so seriously.

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Brad Pitt - Actor Brad Pitt said of divorcing Angelina Jolie that he now believes the truth of what he heard from a lawyer - no one wins in court, it’s just a matter of who suffers less.

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Jennifer Aniston - Jennifer Aniston says that after she divorced Brad Pitt she felt that the more she tried to avoid the pain, the more it hurt, because it's always sad when things come to an end.

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Amy Poehler - After divorcing Will Arnett, Amy Poehler said it was like putting everything she liked on a blanket and then tossing it all into the air.

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Gwyneth Paltrow - After divorcing Chris Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow said it was very challenging for her to re-evaluate the ideas she had about herself and that failure.

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Elisabeth Moss - After divorcing Fred Armisen, Elisabeth Moss said that when it happened she was very young, even though she felt older at the time. She said it was traumatic, horrible and painful.

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Christina Aguilera -

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Olivia Wilde - The actress said about her divorce from Tao Ruspoli that she did not want to end the relationship, nor the marriage. She knew something was wrong and she tried to change everything.

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Angelina Jolie - Angelina Jolie said she thought it was important to cry in the shower and not in front of her children so they wouldn’t worry after she divorced Brad Pitt.

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Ryan Reynolds - After divorcing Scarlett Johansson, the actor said anyone who goes through a divorce goes through a lot of pain, but will eventually get over it.

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Jennifer Lopez - After her separation from Marc Anthony, the singer said there is no greater pain or failure than going through a divorce.

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Kaley Cuoco -

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Ashton Kutcher - The actor, reflecting on his divorce from Demi Moore, said marriage is one of the hardest things in the world and sadly it sometimes fails.

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Reese Witherspoon -

Regarding her divorce from Ryan Phillippe, the actress says that in life there are things that are hard to reconcile, like divorce. She said sometimes it's hard to see how that makes sense.

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Divorce: what celebrities say about the end of marriage

Kelly Clarkson shares her kids' heartbreaking honesty with her about her divorce

15/03/23 | StarsInsider

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Many people remember their wedding day as one of the happiest of their lives. Tying the knot with your loved one is undoubtedly a dream for many. But what do people have to say about the problems of marriage and unwanted divorce?

It all get so much more complicated when kids are in the mix, but Kelly Clarkson is leaning into the uncomfortable truth. The singer recently appeared on the March 13 episode of 'The Angie Martinez IRL Podcast' and spoke about how her split from Brandon Blackstock is affecting their two children, River, 8, and Remington, 6. "I literally ask my kids every night when we're snuggling, 'Are you happy? And if you're not, what could make you happier?'" Kelly explained.

"Sometimes they'll say, especially the past two years, and it kills me and I want them to be honest, so I don't ever say, 'Oh god, don't tell me that,' but a lot of times it would be like, 'You know, I'm just really sad. I wish mommy and daddy were in the same house.'" Clarkson said she's glad they're so candid even though it's hard to hear: "I'm raising that kind of individual. I want you to be honest with me."

"I think communicating with them and not treating them—not treating them like an adult, because they're not—but not treating them like a child. They're not small feelings. Those are huge feelings, and those are huge emotions," she added.

In Hollywood, there are many celebrities who for years seemed to have a the perfect relationship, yet ended up getting divorced. Some celebrities claim that, unlike marriage, this process of separation was the worst moment of their lives, while others came to believe that it was something inevitable.

Click on the gallery to find out what other celebrities say about divorce.