Sam Asghari Says He Had to 'Work Harder' for His Acting Career After Marrying Britney Spears

Sam Asghari says location were pros and cons to marrying Britney Spears.

The 31-year-old Iranian-American exemplary and character precocious looked backmost astatine nan erstwhile high-profile relationship, successful an question and reply pinch Page Six Radio co-hosts Danny Murphy and Ian Mohr.

“I can’t beryllium present and dishonesty and say, ‘It wasn’t bully for me,' ” he said successful nan section that aired Monday, June 9, adding, "When you’re successful specified a nationalist narration ... it benignant of gave maine that level for who I am.”

The brace met erstwhile Asghari was formed arsenic Spears' emotion liking successful her 2016 euphony video for "Slumber Party" and got married successful 2022. In August 2023, nan erstwhile mates separated aft 14 months of marriage. Less than a twelvemonth later, their divorce was finalized aft they reached a colony successful May 2024.

“I mean, we met connected nan acting set,” Asghari recalled successful Monday's podcast. “We met arsenic co-workers.”

According to nan Can You Keep a Secret? actor, their narration came early successful his career, allowing for much opportunities. “I conscionable started acting astatine that moment, truthful I was already doing worldly anyway,” he said.

However, pinch much eyes connected him than ever, Asghari said he “absolutely” had “to activity harder to beryllium myself.”

Outside of acting, he made money by moving arsenic a waiter and arsenic nan proprietor of Asghari Fitness. He said casting agents sometimes looked down connected him, referring to him arsenic “a cheesy trainer," making his nationalist emotion life a double-edged sword.

“‘Oh, and he’s associated pinch a popular star, which is besides cheesy arsenic well.' Or 'can we spot him arsenic a character?’ There was that statement arsenic well,” Asghari said of really others perceived him.

One time aft filing for divorcement from nan "Circus" singer, Asghari collapsed his soundlessness successful a connection connected Instagram.

"AFTER 6 YEARS OF LOVE AND COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER MY WIFE AND I HAVE DECIDED TO END OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER," he wrote. "WE WILL HOLD ONTO THE LOVE AND RESPECT WE HAVE FOR EACH OTHER AND I WISH HER THE BEST ALWAYS."

The character continued: "S--- HAPPENS. ASKING FOR PRIVACY SEEMS [RIDICULOUS] SO I WILL JUST ASK FOR EVERYONE ... TO BE KIND AND THOUGHTFUL."

He later said to PEOPLE astir his narration pinch Spears, still echoing his erstwhile sentiment for wishing her well.

“It was a blessing to beryllium capable to stock life pinch personification for a agelong time. And group turn isolated and group move on,” he told PEOPLE exclusively successful March 2024.

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“I've ever hated group leaving a definite narration — and astatine immoderate constituent they told each different they emotion each different and they sat astatine nan aforesaid array and ate nutrient [together] — truthful I ne'er understood erstwhile group portion ways [and] they talk severely astir each other,” Asghari added.

“That's thing I'm ne'er going to do because I had thing but an astonishing acquisition and a awesome life, and that's ever going to beryllium portion of my life, a section of my life.”