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Elisabeth Moss: Marriage to Fred Armisen was 'extremely traumatic'

The "Mad Men" star opens up about her short-lived marriage in the latest issue of New York magazine.

By Kate Stanton
Actress Elisabeth Moss arrives for the 20th annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 18, 2014. the Screen Actors Guild Awards are telecast live on TNT. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Actress Elisabeth Moss arrives for the 20th annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 18, 2014. the Screen Actors Guild Awards are telecast live on TNT. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

NEW YORK, March 10 (UPI) -- Elisabeth Moss has previously spoken to the press about her failed marriage to Fred Armisen, which ended in 2011 after less than a year. She told Page Six in 2012 that the Saturday Night Live alum and Portlandia star that "the greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person."

The 31-year-old actress, who covers the latest issue of New York mag wearing nothing but overalls, continued to share her thoughts on what was a "horrible" marriage.

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“Looking back, I feel like I was really young, and at the time I didn’t think that I was that young,” Moss said. “It was extremely traumatic and awful and horrible."

But at least it was a learning experience.

"At the same time, it turned out for the best," Moss said. "I’m glad that I’m not there. I’m glad that it didn’t happen when I was 50. I’m glad I didn’t have kids. And I got that out of the way. Hopefully. Like, that’s probably not going to happen again."

Armisen admitted to Howard Stern last year that he wasn't the best husband.

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"I think I was a terrible husband, I think I'm a terrible boyfriend," he said at the time. "I want it all -- fast. I want to be married ... and then somewhere around a year, two years, I get freaked out."

Moss, meanwhile, has continued to earn praise for her work as Mad Men's feminist icon, Peggy Olsen, and as a Kiwi detective in Top of the Lake.

[EW, Vulture, US Weekly]

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