
Shailene Woodley, 22, has starred in two of 2014’s biggest blockbusters, Divergent, and the super romantic film, The Fault In Our Stars. Now, HollywoodLife.com has learned exclusively, the truth about who the stunning actress was crushing on as a teen — her answer may just surprise you!
Shailene definitely didn’t have a normal teenage life. She earned her breakout role in, The Secret Life of The American Teenager, at just 15-years-old. Since then, her star has been skyrocketing to the top.
While we are sure that Shailene has tons of Hollywood hotties knocking on her door, she revealed to HollywoodLife.com exclusively who she was crushin’ on as a teen — and her choice definitely shocked us!
The star said, “I never had a teen crush. Teen obsessions? You know its funny. I never had posters on my wall. I was really obsessed with sewing as a teenager. True story!”
Well, that certainly is a different answer! We were hoping that she would name Daren Kagasoff, or Ken Baumann, from The Secret Life, but we applaud her for her honesty!
Take Our PollShailene starred alongside of heart-throb, Ansel Elgort, 20, in the romantic film, The Fault In Our Stars. The beloved flick and book, racked up multiple awards at the Young Hollywood Awards. On top of taking home the “Best On-Screen Couple” award, the film also won “Favorite Flick” and Ansel took home the “Fan Favorite Actor” award as well — talk about a haul!
Ansel opened up to HollywoodLife.com exclusively about the very real on-screen chemistry between the two! The star revealed, “[Shailene and I are] pretty tight. I like working with her a lot. She’s really good. She’s a really, really good actress. She’s a really nice girl — really genuine.”
We love Shailene’s honesty, we applaud her for being brave enough to admit that her crush may not be the norm!
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Were you surprised by Shailene’s crush? Who was your crush as a teen?
— Written by Caitlin Beck, Reporting by Russ Weakland
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