Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles are definitely one of this year’s hottest celebrity couples. They’ve been together for almost a year now, and though they have been spotted together many times, they have kept private about their relationship and have barely said anything publicly about what they have — until now.
In a new interview with Vogue, the 37-year-old actress-director is finally opening up about the thing that makes her “happy” – Harry! Olivia spoke about the obsession and criticism surrounding her relationship with the former One Direction member turned solo artist and actor.
She spoke to the magazine about love and happiness, saying:
“It’s obviously really tempting to correct a false narrative. But I think what you realize is that when you’re really happy, it doesn’t matter what strangers think about you.
All that matters to you is what’s real, and what you love and who you love.”
Olivia went on to share that she is at her happiest these days:
“In the past 10 years, as a society, we have placed so much more value on the opinion of strangers rather than the people closest to us. I’m happier than I’ve ever been. And I’m healthier than I’ve ever been, and it’s just wonderful to feel that.”
While she did not address 27-year-old Harry by name, she does refer to him as a “friend” who recently went with her to her parents’ abode in Washington, D.C. She also mentioned that he gifted her with a necklace that has her kids’ names on them – similar to a necklace that Harry himself wears.
She likewise got candid about the criticism and scrutiny she received about her parenting after she and Harry were spotted on vacation in Italy on a yacht over the summer. She shares two children with her ex, Jason Sudeikis. Olivia said:
“Parenting forces you to be honest about how you live your life. It puts in sharp, clear focus decisions you’re making. I think we owe it to our children to be happy. They sense it. They’re so intuitive. The idea that you can trick your kids into thinking you’re happy is ludicrous.”
It’s very easy to control women by using guilt and shame, and I have no time for misplaced guilt and shame. The work I’ve done personally in the last decade has been learning to have a voice, and taking my voice seriously.”
And Olivia also discussed her latest movie Don’t Worry Darling and casting the male lead, a role which eventually went to Harry. Their romance began on set. She said about the search for the right actor to play the part in the film:
“I cannot tell you how many men read the script and said, ‘Unless it’s a two-hander, unless I’m in as much—or more—of the script than she is, it’s not worth it.’ And it’s not their fault. They’ve been raised with this kind of innate misogyny as a part of their society: ‘If I don’t take up enough space, I won’t seem valuable.’ Actresses—highly trained, highly valuable actresses—have appeared in supporting roles in countless films. We don’t think about it in terms of, ‘My role is not as big as his.’ It’s, ‘Oh, it’s a good role. It’s a role where I have a brain.’”
