United Kingdom, Aug. 20 -- Aubrey Plaza has described her grief as "a giantocean of awfulness" following the death of her estranged husband, Jeff Baena.

The screenwriter and director took his own life on January 3, aged47, with his body discovered at his home in Los Angeles, California, by his dog walker.

Plaza - who had separated from Baena in September 2024 - admits every day is a "struggle" as she continues to mourn the painful loss seven months on.

Asked how she is doing by her Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast, she said: "Right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you. Overall, I'm here and I'm functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I'm okay...