United Kingdom, April 13 -- Lena Dunham found validation in her relationship with Jack Antonoff so found their break-up "extremely intense".

The Girls creator split from the musician in 2018 after six years together and not only did she find it hard for her first love to end but her feeligns were exacerbated because she felt having approval from Jack gave her worth at a time when she attracted a lot of public criticism.

She told the New York Times newspaper: ""I was a really late bloomer. That was my first. I felt like you fall in love with someone and then you're together for the rest of your life.

"That ending was extremely intense for me.

"I looked around and was like, Is everybody this upset about their breakup? But it was also be...