KEY POINTS

  • Anna Faris said she'd been more transparent during her marriage to Ben Indra than when she was with Chris Pratt
  • The "Scary Movie" star revealed she never opened up about her "issues" with Pratt even to the people closest to her
  • Faris also shared some lessons she learned after her breakups

Anna Faris got candid about her marriages with her ex-husbands, Chris Pratt and Ben Indra.

In a recent chat with guest Rachel Bilson on her podcast "Anna Faris Is Unqualified," the "Moms" star recalled that she never spoke about the "issues" she encountered during her marriage to Pratt, especially since she didn't have a close group of girlfriends to whom she could open up.

"I think it stunted me in a lot of ways," Faris was quoted by E! News as saying. "One of them being that I never talked about any issues, so to the people, even who I was closest to, I'm sure things were more transparent with my relationship with Ben [Indra], but with Chris, I think that we both protected that imagery even within our close circles."

Faris was married to Indra from 2004 to 2008. In 2009, she tied the knot with Pratt, but they announced their decision to split after eight years of marriage in 2017. They share 8-year-old son Jack, whom they continue to co-parent.

"We are sad to announce we are legally separating," Pratt and Faris announced in a joint statement on their social media accounts in December 2017.

"We tried hard for a long time, and we're really disappointed. Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake, we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward. We still love each other and will always cherish our time together."

The "Scary Movie" star also revealed the lessons she learned after her breakups.

"For me, I think after every breakup, at some point I realize that there were a lot of things I ignored that I really shouldn't have," she explained to Bilson. "In hindsight, it felt like my hand was forced. I don't think it was ever an independent decision."

This is not the first time Faris has opened up about her two previous marriages. When she previously spoke with guest Gwyneth Paltrow on her podcast, Faris admitted that she and her ex-husbands were very competitive in their marriages and it didn't do them any good.

"My two other marriages were with actors and I don't think we did a great job of eliminating competitiveness," she said. "Or at least I didn't, being a proud person, and not wanting to reveal vulnerability."

Faris admitted that she didn't handle it well but said she hopes she has learned her lesson and changed for the better.

"Any hint of competitiveness and comparison, I didn't handle that very well, I don't think. And I hope I've grown from that."

Faris is now engaged to cinematographer Michael Barrett. She joked during her guest appearance on James Corden's "The Late Late Show" that she wouldn't mind officiating her own wedding because she "needs a lot of attention."

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt
Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced their divorce following eight years of marriage. The actors are pictured attending the European Gala screening of”Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” in London on April 24, 2017. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty Images