People may separate, but love finds its way back again! Love found Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller back again. Christine and Ben Stiller met for the first time during the shoot of ‘Heat Vision and Jack’ in 1999 where she had a small role. Stiller was freshly out of a relationship and the two were attracted to one another and the love bloomed. In 2000, the two married one another in Hawaii.
However, in 2017, the couple announced that the two are separating after 18 years of courtship. The two, in their official statement, said that their priority is to raise their two kids and remain the closest of friends. Despite the separation, the two made appearances together on red-carpet events. But, during the pandemic in 2020, the two found their way back together. Now, Christine has weighed on how the reconciliation has taken place.
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Christine Taylor Admitted That The Years Apart Helped Them To Understand Who They Are
During the ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, Christine Taylor talked about the journey of her relationship with Ben Stiller. The ‘License to Wed’ actress started with the inception of their relationship. She said, “We got married very quickly after meeting each other. We knew each other six months, got engaged, married within the year, and had Ella that next year.”
However, due to the nature of the entertainment business and the quick succession of their relationship into new phases, they started to fall apart. She continued, “I think Ben and I both started to grow in different directions. And when we made the decision to separate, it was not something we wanted to talk publicly about or took lightly.”
Christine Taylor observed that when the two decided to separate, after two or three years, the couple came to know about their individuality. Taylor said, “I feel like we needed some time to figure that out. And we always stayed a family unit and always continued to do things together.”
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The Pandemic Helped The Couple To Rejuvenate Their Relationship
When the lockdown struck the world, everyone was restricted to the four walls of their houses. It made and broke many relationships making it one of the most important universal pauses to self-reflect for humankind. As for Taylor and Stiller, it was a “really special time”.
During the show, the actress said, “When the pandemic hit and we all had to figure out where we were going to hunker down, we all ended up in our house together. We found this way back. We had so much time to talk. There were no other distractions.”
During an interview with Esquire, Ben Stiller also reflected on their time together during the pandemic. ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ actor said, “We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.”
He reflected further, “I think we have respect for the ways that we’re similar and the ways we’re different. And I think accepting that, you can really appreciate someone more because you’re not trying to get them to change for you.”
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