Anna Kendrick Recalls Her 7-Year Abusive Relationship and How She Got Out of It: 'I Just Started Crying'

Anna Kendrick.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Anna Kendrickis opening up about getting out of a seven-year abusive relationship.On the Wednesday, Oct. 23 episode ofAlex Cooper’sCall Her Daddypodcast, Kendrick, 39 — who didn’t name the ex she was referring to — admitted she found it “difficult to identify” that she was in an abusive relationship at first because “it didn’t follow the traditional pattern.““I was, like, reading all the articles and going, ‘This doesn’t look… like, some of it looks like how they’re describing it, but not completely,” she recalled, confirming that “the relationship was seven years.

Anna Kendrick Says 'F--- You' to Director Who Embarrassed Her in Front of 100 Extras: 'It Was Very Icky'

Anna Kendrick in 2024.Photo:Kayla Oaddams/WireImage Kayla Oaddams/WireImage Anna Kendrickis reflecting on an “icky” moment she experienced in her career. On the Oct. 28 episode of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast which was taped live at the 92Y, thePitch Perfectalum, 39, told Josh Horowitz about the feedback she got from a director that humiliated her in front of 100 extras. “I remember a director once in a room full of 100 extras or something being like, ‘Hey, on this next one just try something.

Anna Kendrick Says Reuniting with Blake Lively for 'Risky'A Simple Favor 2Felt 'Like Riding a Bike' (Exclusive)

It’s time to break out therealmartinis:Anna KendrickandBlake Livelywill soon be back on screen together inA Simple Favor 2. Speaking with PEOPLE about herdirectorial debutWoman of the Hour, Kendrick, 39, teased the upcoming sequel to her 2018 hit, about widowed mother Stephanie (Kendrick) investigating the disappearance of her glamorous new friend Emily (Lively). “She lives on the East Coast, I live on the West Coast, so we don’t get to see each other often,” Kendrick says of Lively, 37.

Anna Kendrick Tells Terrifying True Story of a Serial Killer Who Appeared on a Dating Show inWoman of the HourTrailer

Anna Kendricksteps behind the camera for her new thriller. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Netflix and BoulderLight Pictures released a new trailer forWoman of the Hour, Kendrick’s directorial debut, in which she also stars as a woman who appears on the ’60s and ’70s-era game showThe Dating Game— only to wind up meeting a serial killer in the midst of his infamous killing spree. An official logline for the movie describes the film as a “stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a yearslong murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode ofThe Dating Game.

Anna Kendrick’s Dating History: A Look at the Actress’ Relationships in Hollywood — and What She’s Said About Past Boyfriends

Edgar Wright, Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader.Photo:Presley Ann/Getty Images; FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic/Getty Images Presley Ann/Getty Images; FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic/Getty Images Anna Kendrickoften explores love on the big screen, but in real life, she keeps mum about her relationships.TheWoman of the Houractress dated directorEdgar Wrightfrom 2009 to 2013, cinematographer Ben Richardson from 2014 to 2020 andBarrystarBill Haderfrom 2020 to 2022, but she doesn’t publicly name her exes.