The busy Philipps tried online dating after Marc Silverstein’s breakup
Busy Philip has explored the world of online dating since her divorce Marc Zilverstein – and she wasn’t a fan.
‘It’s not for [me],” Philipps, 44, said in the Wednesday, January 10 episode Today with Hoda and Jenna. “I’m happy for who it is for, but it’s not for me.”
While the Mean girls actress will stay off the apps for the time being, she is “one hundred percent” okay with friends helping each other with their online dating profiles. “You need another pair of eyes, or four other pairs of eyes from people who know you best,” Philipps added. “And even before I was single, I was doing it for my friends.”
Philipps has not publicly dated anyone since announcing that she and 52-year-old Silverstein had split after 14 years of marriage. “It’s been a really long time since Marc and I divorced, and our kids know it, our families know it, our friends know it,” she revealed in a May 2022 episode of her “Busy Philipps does her best” podcast.
A rocky road. The busy Philipps has always been unflinchingly honest about her marriage to Marc Silverstein — especially when she revealed they were splitting after nearly 15 years of marriage. “It’s been a very long time since Marc and I divorced, and our kids know it, our families know it, our friends know it,” says the Girls5Eva […]
During the episode, Philipps clarified that she and her estranged husband had discussed how to share the news of their split since quietly calling it quits in February 2021. When I made one of those statements, it made us both sick, really sick,” she explained. “It’s a journey.”
Philipps also noted that she and Silverstein “love each other very much,” adding, “And we have these beautiful children together. And there are a lot of things that really work about our relationship.
The exes welcomed their eldest daughter, Birdie, now 15, a year after tying the knot in 2007. They continued to expand their family with the addition of daughter Cricket, now 10, in 2013.
Marc Silverstein and busy Philipps
Sasha Haagensen/Getty ImagesIn 2019, Philipps revealed she was considering divorcing Silverstein amid parenting issues. “My thought was that if I leave, I would at least get two days off a week,” she revealed in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar.
Noting that she was “completely out of the loop” at one point, Philipps continued, “I didn’t expect anything from him, but what we ended up doing was creating our own system.”
Her truth! The busy Philipps is known for speaking her mind when it comes to her career, motherhood, marriage and more. The actress certainly doesn’t hold back, which makes her all the more relatable to fans going through similar situations. “I gauge what is appropriate and what is necessary, and I always smile when people do […]
Last year, Philipps spoke exclusively We weekly that she was “excited” for her next life chapter after her and Silverstein’s breakup and that she was spending a lot of quality time with her girls. “It was actually a lot of fun. We were able to travel a bit,” she said in August 2023. “I had some problems [SAG-AFTRA] picket lines and my kids enjoyed relaxing and kind of a really chill, chill summer.”
Philipps and Birdie recently enjoyed a mother-daughter night out at the New York City premiere Mean girlsin which Philipps stars as Regina George’s (René Rapp) mother, Mrs. George.