Charlotte Flair Planning Major WWE Character Change After Divorce

Charlotte Flair and Andrade were once very close and got married in 2022. They later divorced, with everything finalized in October 2024. Now that Flair has finally opened up about the divorce, it seems she plans to change her WWE character in a noticeable way.

Charlotte Flair recently talked to PEOPLE about how she’s been feeling after speaking out about her divorce. At 39, she said she felt a little exposed, but in a good way, stating that it feels like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders.

Flair explained that she always felt like she had to be perfect when playing her character, and people didn’t always see the real her. Now that she’s opened up about her struggles, she feels free to be herself without worrying about what people might ask or think. She said it feels really good to finally be her true self.

“I’ve felt a bit exposed. I think a weight has been lifted off my shoulders because ‘Charlotte’ had to be so perfect and pristine all the time and people couldn’t separate the character and who I am in real life.

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So, getting all these things that have been really hard for me off of my chest, like, ‘This is who I am, accept me.’ It feels like I don’t have to — not necessarily hide — but I’m not worrying about, you know, ‘What’s going to happen today?’ Or in an interview, ‘Are they going to ask me and I’l have to pivot to something else?’ It’s like, this is the authentic me. And it feels really good.”

Charlotte Flair said she wants to show fans more of her real self. After WrestleMania she plans to bring more of her true personality, Ashley, into her character because she feels the Charlotte character isn’t very relatable, even though she still admires it.

Flair admitted that if she could be like her character in real life, she would, but in reality, she’s more laid-back, the kind of person who would rather be at home in sweatpants watching old episodes of Sex and the City.

At this point in her career, she wants to pull back the curtain a little, showing fans that while she’s been a tough and dominant figure for years, she also wants to connect with people more, like giving high-fives to kids on her way to the ring.

“On the opposite side of WrestleMania, I think I will tap more into that and kind of try to bring me — Ashley, the real person — to Charlotte, because I do feel like Charlotte really isn’t, the character I made is not relatable,” Flair explained, adding that it’s not for a lack of admiration toward her on-screen persona.

If I could be ‘Charlotte’ in my real life, I would,” Flair said. “In reality, if I wasn’t here right now, I’d be in sweats watching old episodes of Sex and the City. But no, I feel like at this stage in my career I’d like to pull the curtain back a little bit and show them like, hey I’ve been this hardcore, dominant b—- for however many years. But I’d like to also be able to high-five the kids as I walk down the aisle.”

Charlotte Flair would end up losing to Tiffany Stratton and fail to win the WWE Women’s Championship despite her best efforts. Therefore, we’ll have to wait and see how fans will react to her new character once she finally introduces it on WWE television.