These are photos of Shailene Woodley and Theo James at the Berlin premiere of Insurgent. Shailene is wearing an Emilia Wickstead dress and looks awesome. I didn’t like her Ralph Lauren in London because the dress was so subdued, unlike her personality. This is a nice change and very modern. The bright yellow pop of the skirt feels fresh, and the keyhole detail of the top works surprisingly well.

Shai’s given several interviews lately. She told Cosmo that she had “no idea” who Kylie Jenner is. She also couldn’t name any member of One Direction, which scores some instant points. She admitted to Belfast Telegraph that living in the Divergent world would mean she’d be Factionless. Of course. She’s an eternal couch jumper. Shailene spoke with the Guardian for a large interview. The journo notes that she have him a ginormous hug upon meeting. Here are a few excerpts.

She makes her own medicine: “Yeah, absolutely. I’m a fan of western medicine as well, because if you have something that could be life-threatening, antibiotics save lives every day. But the thing with medicine nowadays is there’s this lack of understanding of our bodies on a deep personal level. If you have a headache or insomnia, it’s so much easier to take a pill for that than to deal with the core problem, which could be a very simple fix. I haven’t taken Advil since I was a kid. It’s probably been close to 10 years.”

Her toothpaste ingredients: “It depends on your needs. I like to have clay in there, because it helps detoxify or rid our bodies of heavy metals and radioactive isotopes. It just feels good for my body. Also, I think it’s part of our responsibility to ensure our descendants have water to drink and food to eat from soil that’s been preserved by our caretaking.”

Her transition to fame: “The fear was loss of anonymity in a way, but I really haven’t lost much of my anonymity. I can still live the life I’ve been living. I’m busier, but I would love to continue exploring and living this nomadic lifestyle.”

More on cellphones: “I didn’t have a cellphone after I filmed Divergent. I just realised that a phone wasn’t necessary in my life at that time, so I didn’t have one for a bit. I feel like we place too much importance on ourselves and on people needing to get hold of us. There is a responsibility that you have no matter what job you do to show up for people and to not let people down. But the ways you get from A to B can all be different and varying.”

Learning life skills from pole dancing: “I am learning really useful life skills, actually. I’m not being facetious. It’s part of the beauty of being an actor. [Pole dancing] is athleticism.”

[From The Guardian]

Shailene talks more about Edward Snowdon’s status as a “hero.” (That belief enticed her to play an exotic dancer in the upcoming biopic.) She rambles on about stepping away from acting after the Divergent movies end, but they all say that. It won’t happen. I’m still somewhat fascinated by her approach to diet, medicine, and home cures. Shailene’s given some gross details about swallowing clay and thinks she’s discovered every home-cooked recipe. If she’s serious about not needing Advil for a decade, maybe there’s something to her homespun madness.

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