Amanda Seyfried mourns break-ups

Amanda Seyfried thinks a break-up is like mourning a death.

The 'Red Riding Hood' actress - who has previously dated Dominic Cooper and is currently believed to be romancing Ryan Phillippe - insists she didn't worry about going through her split with her 'Mamma Mia!' coo-star in the public eye because it was already so difficult to deal with.

She said: "It didn't really matter to me that it was public. Being seen out with Dom, or having things written about me or the break-up didn't really bother me.

"It's so hard getting over someone and time is the only thing that helps. That's the person you shared way more time with than anybody else, more than any of your friends or family. So the hardest thing is getting used to the absence of them. It's like they've died. It's like a death.

"You have to fill that absence and know that life isn't over and that you can, and will, move on."

Despite her comments, the 25-year-old beauty admits the increasing lack of privacy she has in her life "sucks".

She added in an interview with more! magazine: "I used to have privacy up until recently. But with regards to dating, the fame thing has been something that's slowly crept up on me and it sucks.

"Because I tend to have long relationships, it's really built up. My last relationship with Dominic was very public, so now I just have to deal with it again."