Cornish reveals pressure of relationship spotlight
Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Los Angeles Place: US Person: Cornish Person: Abbie Cornish Person: Ryan Phillippe Person: Phillippe Person: Ryan Person: Reese Witherspoon Person: Ava Person: Deacon Person: Reese Organisation: W magazine
Abbie Cornish says starting her relationship with Ryan Phillippe was “a difficult time”.
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She explained: “It was a really difficult time for me. I was thrust into this realm of paparazzi and coverage that I'd never been exposed to.

“In a normal successful career, someone usually learns these things bit by bit. For me, it was like night and day. I woke up one day and there was this whole new thing I had to process and deal with.”

Cornish and 34-year-old Phillippe – who has two children, Ava, nine, and five-year-old Deacon, with ex-wife Reese - now live together in Los Angeles.

The Australian star - who has remained tight-lipped on whether she and Ryan are planning to wed - moved to the US city solely for her relationship, but insists it was the right decision.

She told W magazine: “It was love that brought me here, not work. I think the city feels and looks a little bit different because of that.”