Olivia Wilde Talks Harry Styles, Jason Sudeikis Breakup and That Viral Red Carpet “Dead Body” Moment That Worried Fans

Highlights Olivia Wilde laughs off viral red carpet photo that sparked health concerns and Graves’ disease rumors She reflects fondly on her “loveliest” relationship with Harry Styles despite intense public backlash Wilde recalls the exact moment she knew her engagement to Jason Sudeikis was over Olivia Wilde is setting the record straight, and she’s not holding back. The 42-year-old actress and director sat down with Alex Cooper on the Wednesday, June 17, episode of Call Her Daddy for a tell-all that touched on her romance with Harry Styles , her split from Jason Sudeikis , and the viral red-carpet photo that had the internet convinced she was unwell. Wilde immediately knew where Cooper was headed when the host brought up the picture from the San Francisco International Film Festival in April. “I’m so happy you’re bringing this up,” she said, before bursting into laughter. Olivia Wilde out and about for press for her new movie ‘The Invite’ in New York City on June 17, 2026. Credit: Roger Wong/INSTARimages “Looking like an actual dead body,” Wilde said, adding, “I looked like, did you ever watch, are you too young for, Tales from the Crypt ?” She went on to compare herself to the show’s corpse-like host, the Cryptkeeper, joking that she “looked like a shrunken” version of herself. The actress said she had no idea the photo would blow up the way it did. “We did the red carpet, and then I saw that picture and I was like, ‘Alright, but it probably won’t go very far. No one’s going to see this,'” Wilde said. “And then suddenly it was f—ing everywhere. And I was like, ‘Oh, my God.'” The fallout got intense fast. “People were diagnosing me with Graves’ disease. Megyn Kelly did an entire segment about how much I looked dead,” she said. “But I was really like, ‘This is undeniably hilarious.'” Wilde even said her own brother did a “spit take” when she showed him the photo, telling her she looked “insane.” Olivia Wilde attends the premiere of I Want Your Sex by Gregg Araki, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance Institute / Photo by Breanna Downs Wilde didn’t stop there. She also opened up about her two-year relationship with Styles , which began on the set of Don’t Worry Darling and sparked relentless tabloid scrutiny over their age gap. “We had the loveliest relationship,” she said, recalling the backlash. “It really did upset people,” Wilde noted. “People were f—ing p—ed!” Still, she described the romance fondly. “I think that we existed in like this little bubble and the judgment never really got into that bubble, which was a miracle and a real testament to us making that happen,” she added. As for Sudeikis, Wilde recalled the exact mo