Christine Taylor Dives Into The Reason Behind Her Separation And Reunion With Ben Stiller

The pandemic was a pressure cooker for relationships, either making or breaking them. It is hard to ignore your feelings when you are stuck quarantined with a person for a prolonged period. Thankfully, one Hollywood marriage was rekindled during this period.

Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller were married in 2000 but separated in 2017. The couple share two children, daughter Ella, age 20, and son Quinlin, age 17. When the pandemic hit, they decided to quarantine together so they could both have access to their kids. During this time, they found their way back to each other.

Christine opened up about this during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. "When the pandemic hit, and we all had to sort of figure out where we were gonna hunker down, we all ended up in our house together with two teenagers, and we found this way back. We had so much time to talk. There were no other distractions. It was a really special time for us, for the family,” she revealed.

Christine also spoke about what led to their separation in the first place. "We got married very quickly after meeting each other. We knew each other six months, got engaged, we were married within a year, and then had Ella the next year," she explained.

"Family was always a priority, but I think Ben and I both sort of started to grow in different directions. And when we made the decision to separate, it was not something we wanted to talk publicly about," she continued. "It was not something we took lightly either. It was sort of like, we're both at sort of this impasse of, like, let's figure out what's best? Like, what is best for us at this chapter in our lives? This is going back three or four years."

Ben also spoke about their reconciliation in a recent interview with Esquire magazine. "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 revealed.