Charlotte Flair is walking out of WrestleMania this year with a loss as she challenged Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s Title. But what may we get next from Flair?
Prior to WrestleMania, Flair opened up on the Sheri show about her recent divorce and also was more raw about herself outside of her “Charlotte” persona. Now, in a follow up with People magazine, Flair explains she hopes to show more of herself on-screen following WrestleMania.
“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,” Flair said.
“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.”
She continues, “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.”
