Quinta Brunson Opens Up About Her Divorce Being Made Public Before She Was Ready to Share the News
She explained that seeing her name in the news was difficult at first because she wanted to keep certain parts of her life private, such as her recent divorce
The actress, who split from her husband of three years, Kevin Jay Anik, in March, admitted, "I hate all of it," when it comes to her personal life being made publicQuinta Brunson is still adapting to being a public figure.
The Abbott Elementary creator, 35, opened up about her rise to fame in Bustle's new cover story, published Monday, June 30. Since becoming a household name in recent years, Brunson explained the difficulty of keeping certain parts of her life private.
'Even if you don't give a lot, people want whatever they can get, and will take whatever they can get,' she told the outlet. 'I remember seeing people be like, 'She announced her divorce.' I didn't announce anything. I think people have this idea that people in the public eye want the public to know their every move. None of us do. I promise you.'
'No one wants [everyone] to know when you buy a house, when you move, when a major change happens in your personal life — it's just that that's public record information,' she continued before adding, 'I hate all of it.'
Brunson filed for divorce from her now ex-husband Kevin Jay Anik on Wednesday, March 19, citing 'irreconcilable differences,' according to court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE. The pair got married in October 2021 and their date of separation was listed as 'TBD.'
She also indicated that the pair had 'entered into a postnuptial agreement which governs the disposition of their property' and requested each party be responsible for their own attorney's fees.
'Those are invisible voices that aren't in your home with you, that aren't in your personal life, that aren't your friends,' she noted. 'I love my fans, I love the people who watch Abbott. So you want to hear them, and you want to listen to them, but when it comes to matters of your personal life and decisions you make, you do have to tune it out.'
Her big chop followed a long internal debate about the impact a new look might have on her reputation, the actress shared.
'When I finally cut it off, there was something very liberating about it,' she said. 'You can still change and evolve and start over. Cutting my hair helped remind me that I am an artist first. I want to feel things. I want to do things. I want to make choices. I want to be a person, and not just stuck in having to be a certain way for business.'
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'It's a transitional time,' she acknowledged. 'I think it's true for me and my personal life, and it's how I feel about myself, my career, and the world. I feel very serious about focusing on watering my own gardens, taking care of myself and the people around me who I actually interact with day-to-day.'
'I used to look at that as a selfish thing,' she added. 'But there's a reason they tell you to put your oxygen mask on first before you try to help someone else.'
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