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Liv Tyler Recounts Painful Divorce

Posted by Maureen Dempsey on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 10:24am

Liv Tyler is one of many women who find themselves young and coming to terms with a painful divorce. A-listers like Britney Spears, Kate Hudson, and Reese Witherspoon have also waded through the emotional turmoil of dissolving a partnership and starting anew.

Celebrities they may be, but, in fact, they hurt and heal just like the rest of us.

In June, 31-year-old Tyler told Contactmusic that she'd "rather live 100 percent and feel fully the sadness and loss than not have lived at all" in response to her split with musician Royston Langdon after their five-year marriage ended earlier this year.

In the October 2008 issue of British Harper's Bazaar, Tyler added further explanation on the grieving process:

"For the first time in my life, it's so much harder for me to get up and brush [off] my knees," the actress said. "I am feeling the pain and the loss of everything.

"I don't feel calm and collected. I feel neurotic, like Woody Allen," says Tyler. "I'm a Cancer and sometimes I just feel like a crab without a shell."

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