Aubrey Plaza says grief is a 'giant ocean of awfulness'

Actress Aubrey Plaza has said life is "a daily struggle", seven months after her estranged husband, film-maker Jeff Baena, took his own life.

The writer, director and producer died in January at the age of 47.

Plaza spoke about the aftermath for the first time in an interview on her former Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler's podcast.

Asked how she was feeling, Plaza said "I think I'm OK" before likening grief to a "giant ocean of awfulness".

"Sometimes I just want to dive into it and just like be in it," she said. "Then sometimes I just look at it, and sometimes I try to get away from it. But, it's always there."

Plaza and Baena got married in 2021 after working on films including 2014 horror Life After Beth and 2017 historical comedy The Little Hours.

He was found dead at his Los Angeles home in early January.