Shailene Woodley, star of ABC Family's controversial hit The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is back with even more controversial secrets for season three. Her character, Amy, has had her baby so now the focus of the drama is young motherhood.

"The baby's out," Woodley said. "No more belly. She's dealing with the baby and trying to balance normal teenage life and being a mother."

Babies are drama for Amy, but working with twin stage babies has just been a joy for Woodley. "It's so adorable. They look identical. They're actually incredible. They've never screamed with me in scenes I've done with them. But I was holding one of them once and he was staring up at the boom mike and waving to people behind the camera, paying attention to everything but the scene."

Unlike Amy, however, Woodley has the foresight to wait for motherhood. "When you hold the kid it's just, I mean they're adorable but I'm not anxious for taking care of it and staying up late and not sleeping and changing diapers all the time. So I definitely want to get my life out of the way before I start a family."

The handling of teen pregnancy has made Secret Life a hot button show. Woodley's experience with young fans has been mild and pleasant. "I haven't seen any pregnant 15-year-olds, but sometimes I'm shocked. A little little girl will come up, 'Can I have a picture' and I'm like, 'What are you doing watching the show?' like little eight year olds! I didn't know the things that they know now."

Shailene Woodley Promotes "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" at Planet Hollywood in New York on June 29, 2009 © PR Photos

If there is any negative feedback out there, Woodley just puts it in context. "I think negative feedback of course is a great thing, not necessarily that you have to change anything but everyone's entitled to their own opinions. I think it's interesting when you meet someone who's like, 'You shouldn't put that on TV' and you can have conversations. The way I see it is if we do put it on TV, it opens up avenues for parents and teenagers to talk. Sometimes they're like, 'Well that's still bad' and other times, 'You're right, you're right.' It's not controversial and people who try to make it about that, it's cool to have conversations with."

The Secret Life of the American Teenager airs Monday nights on ABC Family.

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Story/Interview by Fred Topel

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