The Real Reasons Chris Pratt And Anna Faris Split

When Pratt and Faris first got together, she was a movie star, while he was pretty much just the chubby Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation (2009-15). That didn't last long: Pratt's career exploded with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), leading to star turns in Jurassic World (2015), The Lego Movie (2014), Passengers (2016), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and the rest of the Marvel sequels and cameos that come with playing Peter Quill, including Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018), as well as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).

The adjustment may have been quite tough for the pair.

Pratt told GQ, "I've had those moments where I was like the guy holding the purse at events and people just looked right through me. And, you know, actors come up and just blatantly hit on my wife in front of me and don't even look at me. I'm like, 'What the f**k, dude?' I can think of exactly who they are, too, and I hope they f**king audition for Guardians Of The Galaxy ... Also, producers and studio people now who will come up to me and treat me the same way that they were treating Anna. They're like, 'I always knew...' I'm like, 'Is that right? That's interesting, because you f**king stared right through me the last time.'"

Faris wasn't as excited about Pratt's makeover into buff Marvel superhero Star-Lord as the rest of the world was.

"[When I was overweight, I] didn't feel too great about who I was. My bones ached, I had cardiovascular issues, I was unhealthy, I was feeling rotten," Pratt told GQ. "But she was so okay with it. Probably in many ways preferred me that way. I think I was outwardly having more fun. I was more fun to be around, probably. That image that I was casting, to convince people that I was okay, was a really fun person to hang around. Now I have less fun. I focus more. She doesn't get to cook for me the way she used to. I was like a great pet fat guy."

He added, "She understands and she just supports me regardless. I think that part of her is hedging her bets that one day I'll be fat again, and she'll say, 'Remember, honey, I always told you I preferred you this way.' She's probably just playing the long game."

Still, once Pratt shaped up, sources claime Faris freaked out. Star (via Radar Online) reported that their "chaotic" last few years took a toll on her health. "She became obsessive about losing weight," a source said. "That, at least was something she could control." Another insider noted, "Being alone as much as she is would be enough to make any woman insecure. Her friends are starting to worry that she's frazzled."

Pratt confessed in December 2016 that he was jealous of future Marvel co-star Chris Evans when he and Faris had to film sex scenes for What's Your Number (2011), and that Faris may have been nervous when Pratt filmed Passengers (2016) with co-star Jennifer Lawrence.

Talking about Evans, Pratt told Sway in the Morning, "He's so handsome and cool." He added that Evans went out of his way to put him at ease, which he appreciated. "Immediately any weirdness that was there disappeared," he said, "and I felt like the same thing happened with Anna and Jen. Jen was like, 'Hey man,' and gave her this nice Dior handbag and called her and texted her and appeared on her podcast and stuff. It's like you just have to un-weird the situation. We have an understanding of what we do for a living, and I think that if I was married to somebody who was, like a schoolteacher or a different job, maybe it'd be a little harder for them to comprehend what exactly goes down and the sacrifices you have to make."

A source told Star (via Radar Online) that Pratt's family was hard-up for cash and hitting the actor up for money, especially his brother, Cully, who was described as a "starving artist." That may not have sat well with Faris. 

"Most of the family has had its share of financial problems," a source said. "Chris doesn't come from a lot of money. He has worked hard for what he's got. Chris knows what it's like to struggle with money, but he feels like he worked his butt off and cleaned up his life by himself—and that they should be able to do the same. Now that Chris is rich, he feels a lot of pressure to bail his family members out of their money woes. He hates to see them struggle, but he doesn't like the expectation that he'll provide for them financially. The whole situation is a strain on Chris."

Faris confessed on her Unqualified podcast in December 2016 that being separated from Pratt while he was away filming movies left her feeling insecure. "I take pride in how great my relationship is with Chris. Having said that, of course, in this crazy world where he's off doing movies and I'm in L.A. raising our child, of course I'm going to feel vulnerable, like any normal human would," she said. "It did make me feel like, 'Is public perception—even though it's false—is there a grain of something?' It made me feel incredibly insecure."

In September 2016, Pratt told Parade that he would be taking six months off to spend time with Faris and the family after working and traveling for 14 months straight.

A source told People, "Anna is a very sweet girl, and it did often seem that the distance between her and Chris—his busy schedule and hers—was hard on her. He was gone on various projects and that's never easy. She always seemed so happy when he was back from filming. I assume it was hard for both of them, with a young child and busy careers, to balance all of that."

In May 2017, just months before their separation, Faris and Pratt gushed about one another at his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony.

Faris said of Pratt (via People), "I'm the beneficiary of all this because I get to spend every day with this wonderful man... I know that if our circumstances were different and we weren't as fortunate to be standing here and living our Hollywood life, we would be happy in the woods together, I think... At the premiere of Guardians 2, on the red carpet he whispered something unbelievably inappropriate into my ear and it was awesome. Honey, I want to thank you for being the most incredible person. I love you so much."

Pratt then took the mic and said, "I want to thank my wife Anna, I love you. You've given me so much. You gave me the greatest star in the galaxy in my little boy, I love him and I love you. We have bonded to make this molecule that is more important to me than air or water, and without it none of this means anything to me. With every challenge, with every day, week, month, decade, we become more bonded. You make me laugh like nobody else. You're very caring, and thank you for your trust and your sacrifice—and for your dedication and your heart. I will do my best to protect it, and in return I will give you all of those things as well. You have my heart, my dedication, my trust."

In an interview that awkwardly hit newsstands just as Faris and Pratt's split made headlines, Faris, who's been open about getting breast implants (but not other suspected work), hinted that she has some deep-rooted self-esteem issues.

"There was a time when I was willing to make any cute boy that looked at me," she told Live Happy (via E! News). "I felt like if someone was attractive and wanted to hook up, it was a validation of my own identity." She added, "I can't stand confrontation, which maybe is a character flaw. But having said that, I do feel like when I do get upset, which is rare as my husband and family would say, I have a hard time letting go."

Insiders told Us Weekly that Pratt's soaring stardom made Faris feel even more insecure than she already was, and that it reflected in both professional and social settings. One source dished, "[Pratt's success] definitely caused tension in their marriage... Anna would stop by his movie sets a lot more than the other wives." Another source said that among friends, the tension was palpable, noting, "When they're in a big group, they each want to be the one telling the funniest joke."

A source concurred to Page Six, "They're very competitive with each other. At parties they compete over who's funniest and get insecure if they're not." All that playful ribbing ended up being no laughing matter.

In her Unqualified podcast, Faris hinted that Pratt may not have been there when she needed him, both physicaly and emotionally.

When a caller asked for love advice, Faris told her (via People), "Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn't fully right or somebody doesn't have your back, or somebody doesn't fully value you. Don't be afraid to feel your independence if things aren't right. I made that mistake, I think, a little bit, like 'I'm checking my relationship off the list.' And if that would be the final piece of advice I could give you, that would be know your worth, know your independence."

An insider also told People, "He was gone for a great deal of time, one movie after another. It made her very sad... They really didn't have a roadmap for what this would all be like. They are both fun-loving and gregarious types, but she had much difficulty with the separation."

TMZ reported that though Pratt and Faris have both been spotted out and about without their wedding rings, there's still a chance these two will work it out. Insiders said there was a "serious underlying issue" in their marriage, though no one specified what it was—but the same sources also pointed out that neither Pratt nor Faris has actually filed for divorce or even hired lawyers.

Rumor has it Faris moved on from Pratt remarkably quickly. TMZ reported that she's dating cinematographer Michael Barrett, who she met while filming Overboard (2018). The pair have reportedly been seeing each other since early September 2017, cozying up everywhere from dinners to carnivals.

"Anna has been hanging out with Michael for weeks," a source told People in October 2017. "They were hanging out occasionally in September, but started seeing each other more frequently recently."

Faris told People in early October 2017 that she and Pratt remain friendly. "We'll always have each other and be incredible friends," she said. "There is still so much laughter in our lives together, and he is so proud of me, still. We watched each other grow, and he still cracks me up all the time. And I think I crack him up—unless he's a really good actor and great at faking laughter... It's understandable that people seemed so invested in our happiness together. All I can say about that is, it's all true, that we truly adore each other, and we love each other, I think it still comes through."