--- description: Bella shouldn't give up everything for a guy, the star says title: Divergent Star Shailene Woodley: Twilight Sends Girls a Bad Message image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde4537714574c064/69868514810bbb2a33c906f0/477673835.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Twilight_ Sends Girls a Bad Message Says _Divergent_ Star Shailene Woodley  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Mar 12, 2014 4:47 PM CUT  Actress Shailene Woodley poses for photos on the red carpet for the "Divergent" screening at Kerasotes Showplace ICON on March 4, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois Actress Shailene Woodley poses for photos on the red carpet for the "Divergent" screening at Kerasotes Showplace ICON on March 4, 2014 in Chicago, IllinoisRaymond Boyd—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Mar 12, 2014 4:47 PM CUT Teen ‘It’ girl of the moment Shailene Woodley is no fan of _Twilight_. The 22-year-old star of _The Secret Life of the American Teenager_ and the critically-acclaimed film, _The_ _Descendants,_ is on the precipice of teen fiction superstardom: she has the lead role in _Divergent_ and _The Fault in Our Stars_, both based on popular young adult novels and both due out this year. In an interview with [_Teen Vogue_](http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/cover-stars/2014-03/shailene-woodley/?slide=1 "undefined"), Woodley criticized the uber-popular YA series, _Twilight_. Though many have praised the book for its emphasis on love rather than sex—the couple famously waits until marriage to consumate the relationship—Woodley thinks the relationship sends a bad message. The young star calls out the seriesfor glorifying Bella’s decision to give up everything for a guy: --- > “” --- The upcoming _Divergent_, which has been compared to _The Hunger Games_ in the girl power discussion, focuses on a young girl on her journey to overthrow a totalitarian regime. 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