United Kingdom, June 13 -- Anna Faris' podcast was a lifeline after her divorce from Chris Pratt in 2018.

The 49-year-old actress said the breakup with the 46-year-old actor after eight years of marriage made her want to live a life free of public judgment.

She told Variety: "I was feeling sad.

"I do feel like I had enough gumption, enough of a core, and I have tried to be careful about how much Hollywood infiltrates, but now I've been on a spectrum of fame for 26 years, so I would be naive to think that it hasn't shaped who I am at this point.

"But, f***. The scrutiny."

The Scary Movie icon - who has a 13-year-old son named Jack with Chris - found comfort in building a "secret community" with her podcast, Anna Faris Is Unqualified....