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Audrina Patridgeis ready to tell her truth.
“I have grown so much as a person,” says Patridge, 37. “I was so naive and so trusting and just such a people pleaser. And I was trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted, but whenever you’re thrown into a world where you’re just pulled in every direction, you just go … you have to live through things and feel the emotions and learn from it.”
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One of Patridge’s most difficult moments in the public eye was herdivorce from Corey Bohan(from whom she split in 2018 after two rocky years), which included an incident in which she says her ex got physical with her. (Bohan, 40, denies the allegation).
“It was a gradual build up,” Patridge says ofthe headline-fueling splitand its aftermath. “It was a gradual escalation that was heartbreaking. A divorce is like a death. It’s something you mourn. And it’s really hard to go through. So going through it in the public is even harder. Everything was released publicly so I felt like I had to include that in my book because it was such a big part of my life.”
Audrina Patridge and Corey Bohan.Jason Kempin/Getty
“Now, it’s like, I love myself enough to walk away,” she adds. “You have to love yourself enough to say enough is enough. Or I’m not putting up with this. You crossed the line and I’m not okay with it. It’s all about communication and setting boundaries and not being pushed into peer pressure, or gaining that strength, courage, and security back that you’re going to be okay.”
She concludes, “I’ve learned a lot of that going through this. And I’ve learned that when you’re in a bad relationship, you put up with a lot of things because you’re trying to force it to work and trying to change yourself, to make the other person happy. And that’s not good. You’ve got to notice all those signs and stop it before it gets too far.”
With her divorce in the rearview, Patridge is focusing on raising her and Bohan’s 6-year-old daughter Kirra.
Audrina Patridge with daughter Kirra.Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com
Patridge’s memoirChoices: To the Hills and Back Againis out July 26.
source: people.com
