Amanda Seyfried covers the June issue of Vogue to promote Ted 2, the sequel about an expletive-spewing teddy bear. It’s a weird use for a fashion bible feature, but sure. In the movie, Ted will get married to his human girlfriend, and Mark Wahlberg’s character agrees to father the couple’s child. Amanda plays the family lawyer who is tasked with proving Ted is “human” enough to have custody of a child. Set photos have indicated that Amanda and Mark’s characters hook up, which sounds about right for a Seth McFarlane movie.
In this interview, journo Vicki Woods describes Amanda as “a serious hugger.” Amanda covers a variety of topics, including her social anxiety and how she was embarrassed to watch her drunk appearance on Letterman. She frets over Finn the dog and how she’s hyper aware of his mortality. As an obsessive dog owner, I can identify with that fear. In a significant move, Amanda also discusses her relationship with Justin Long. They’ve been dating since August 2013, and Amanda’s finally giving some dish:
On her Letterman appearance: “It made it fun for me, but then I watched it and was like ‘That is not what I want to promote about myself.'” Soon after, she started seeing a shrink to help get over her debilitating fear. “I have a lot of anxiety that I’ve been struggling with my whole life. So I have been working through it. I’m terrified, but this is exactly what I wanted.”
She worries about Finn: “I just don’t want to leave him anymore. Maybe it’s because I’m subconsciously aware of his mortality. I try not to think about it, but somewhere inside of me, I’m like, He’s going to die way sooner than all the rest of the people I know!”
How she got together with Justin: “I followed him on Instagram, and I thought something he said was really funny. It was a beautiful picture of a snail, and the caption said, ‘F***ing MOOOOOOOOVE.’ It made me laugh out loud, so I texted him. I really do have my own identity, both inside and outside the relationship, if that makes any sense. It just feels right. It’s also really good to feel OK being alone.”
[From Vogue]
Amanda is usually very private about her romances, so it’s notable to see her discussing Justin with the media. She dated her own private army of douches for so long, and Justin seems like the nicest guy. I suspect an engagement might be on the horizon. In the interview, Amanda mentions an impending wedding at her house, but she’s talking about her sister’s upcoming ceremony. Amanda will catch the bouquet.
Vogue also filmed an “original short” of Amanda and Finn having the most amazing day together in New York City. You can watch it here. I’m going to go watch it again.
Photos courtesy of Mario Testino/Vogue & Fame/Flynet
I’m the same. Other than work. I’m not interested in plans that don’t include my dog. Gotta make the most of our time together.
same here. love me, love my dog.
Yes. Same with my cats.
Good for Amanda. I like her even more, now.
Same here. My dog is my baby. She is the first dog I have had to take care of by myself. I spent the first year of her life out of work recovering from jaw surgery, so she really never left my side the entire time.
Me too, and one of my furboys is a Corgi and he has diabetes, poor thing. So I am his nurse now too.
She is gorgeous and I love her dog. I think it’s an Australian or some kind of shepherd right? I love those guys.
I was just thinking this weekend about how sad I’m going to be when my kitties pass. My older kitty just turned seven so hopefully she still has many happy years ahead, but I still dread the day.
I always thought that Amanda’s not so commercial features are what makes her beautiful.
I totally get what she’s saying about not leaving her dog. I hate leaving my husky to go to work. I find myself saying that all I want to do is stay home with my pup. I don’t even say that about my son. LOL. I now take every lunch break at home. My boyfriend and I watches him in shifts. Thank God I only work 10 minutes from home. When I run errands I take him with me. I now eat at dog friendly resturants. Though he is only five months I also find myself thinking about when he passes. This pup has made me even more hypersensitive towards animals. Lord help me when I get my ragdoll from the breeder next month.
I’m excited for you to get your Rag Doll, V4Real! They’re such beautiful kitties.
I bet people freak out over your puppy. All puppies are cute, but I lose my sh*t when I see a baby Husky.
She’s stunningly beautiful. I saw her in person once, many years ago, and she was breathtaking in person despite being casually dressed and (I’m almost certain) having no makeup on.
Finn’s an Australian Shepherd.
When they die, adopt a new one in their place. If your dog could write a will, s/he would probably leave all the things you bought for them and your love to another dog who needs them. It helps…. as I’ve just found out myself.
I also laughed out loud to that story of Justin’s photo and comment. Finn is precious, but he’s the most likable thing about Amamda. She rubs me the wrong way.
i found myself watching an unscripted on youtube with her and channing tatum promoting dear john and she was talking how she just got finn and how much she loves him. her love for the dog is seriously so inspiring to me! i hope he lives a very long life with her!
Her hair couldn’t be washed for the cover shot?
They’ll put hand lotion in your hair to make it look less washed if you go with your hair clean. They want the look they want…
“Subconsciously-aware” is an oxymoron. She’s ‘aware-aware’ of his mortality and wants to spend time with him, love and care for him, and make the most out of the years they have together. That’s great.
LOL yess!
I was thinking, if she’s aware, how is it subconscious? Thank you. “Oxymoron” is the word I was missing.
Finn is everything! I want to spend a day with Finn.
Also, I want Amanda to work with Michael B. Jordan again. As teenagers, they were a couple on All My Children.
You remember them on AMC, also?? I knew MBJ was special then. Great in all his roles.
Two dogs, three cats, and yes, I am aware of their and my mortality! Carpe diem, dog park anyone?
Ten dogs, all rescues. The two oldest are about thirteen. I’m retiring in a couple of weeks and will spend all my time with them.
I weirdly find her very endearing. I like that she talks openly about having anxiety and seeking help for it.
He’s a big dog, too, don’t bigger dogs generally have shorter life spans? I feel her, because I get the same way about my cat.
She’s ridiculously pretty and I loved the way she ran her mouth without care when she was younger – she actually seemed like that friend with no filter, despite her beauty. (and she can act, too – Veronica Mars season 1 was proof enough for me, and way better than I’d expected of a teen show)
I think that only applies to the super-big dogs like Bernese Mountain dogs, Danes, etc.
Australian Shepherds are only like 50, 60 lbs I think. Medium-sized dogs, really.
The bigger the dog, the shorter their life span.
I feel the same way about my dogs
*sigh* I’m a crazy Dog Lady If my IG and the fact I’m felting Dogs for fun doesn’t quite convey that but yeah, My minipin is getting up there both cause he is old and cause he seems to have some colitis/ibs situation and The Ugly cries/stressy nights/financial setbacks Ive had over this (counting the fact I couldn’t even eat this am) are Epic… those f*ckers give so much love and then just sorta break your heart in the end *sigh*
Felt the same about my dog, and now, about our two dear old cats.
Is it creepy to say that I have been obsessed with her dog for a while too? He is SOOOO beautiful!
As for Amanda, she is one of the most naturally beautiful girls ion Hollywood.
She is naturally beautiful. The camera just loves her face, especially her eyes. I find her to be one of the most interesting actresses in their 20s around right now. She creeped me out and was great in Chloe with Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson. (Although, so sad in the middle of filming this is when Natasha died and he had to come back and finish his part after the funeral .)
She was also quite amazing in Lovelace, playing Linda Lovelace. Loved loved her in the dark, curly hair. Her face was beyond striking.
She’s a strong actress who is only going to get better and be in more and more interesting roles.
I remember when I first got my dog. Those first few years I lived and breathed her happiness. Ran home at lunch, cut evenings out to shorter to get back home worried about her. As they get older, you calm down. But I took her to the oddest invitations away from home, not knowing how obnoxious I looked bringing her. But I knew she would freak out being left at my parents’ house when going somewhere visiting in their town. I just couldn’t fathom not bringing her anywhere I was invited in my hometown when visiting my parents. I was told I had spoiled her rotten. LOL
I get what she’s saying. My dog is in her last year, now 16, and it’s stressful. She is having panic attacks when no one is here. But it’s all about her these days because she’s outlived her life span, and time is precious with her. I’m hoping for one more year even though she is senile.
This hits so close to home! I have two dogs, a brother and sister, and they are turning 12 at the end of this year. 12! I get panic attacks thinking of their mortality. My life plans revolve around them and their health, safety, and happiness. They just make me so happy, and I’m the kind of person that wakes up sad every day so one can imagine how impactful they are to me. There are so many pictures of Amanda and her dog (same with Ryan Gosling and his dog George), and it’s neat to see that it goes beyond being a responsible dog owner– her dog is family… I’ve just become a fan. I have so much love and respect for other dog-lovers.
In all seriousness, I hope that as her pup ages, she has a good support system. I am dealing with end of life issues with one animal, but as long as he’s happy and eating, what’s a lot of laundry/mopping? Still it helps to have someone(s) you can boo hoo to when the inevitable can’t be denied. Hope they have many fun years together-and stay out of Austraila😳- just joking!
My son is freaking out about his dog dying. Dog is 11or 12 (pound puppy, we are guessing) and they grew up together. He actually just signed up to be a foster parent to dogs on the kill list at local shelters, people foster until some one adopts or a rescue group has room. He says his dog likes company and he hopes to eventually find his next dog by fostering. When he comes over to visit it’s him and family and dog which is fine cause it broke my heart when he moved out and took the dog.
I know how she feels, the first year of my dog’s life i lived in a contant low level terror that he would die at any moment. =/ and thus puppy cams and daily rush to get home to see his fluffy butt.
I’m a bit better mow, but i still wake up every morning and the first thing i do is check to make sure he is breathing =(
She is so pretty. I love her commitment to her dog, I bet she will be a great mom if she ever wants to have kids.
Saw them last May in NYC walking the dog, it is a beautiful dog. They seemed very happy with each others company.