Christine Taylor reveals what saved her marriage to Ben Stiller 4 years after rekindling their romance

Christine Taylor credited the COVID-19 pandemic for saving her marriage to Ben Stiller after the couple called it quits nearly 10 years ago. “If there’s a silver lining for us…

Christine Taylor credited the COVID-19 pandemic for saving her marriage to Ben Stiller after the couple called it quits nearly 10 years ago.

“If there’s a silver lining for us during Covid, that was the little gift,” Taylor, 54, shared on Tuesday’s episode of the “McBride Rewind” podcast.

“We all kind of bubbled up together with our kids. Our daughter was graduating high school at the time, our son was graduating eighth grade. We all were in the house together and we had nothing but time.”

Christine Taylor speaks into a microphone with bookshelves and plants in the background.
Christine Taylor (seen here on an episode of the “McBride Rewind” podcast) shared that the COVID-19 pandemic saved her marriage to Ben Stiller after they called it quits in 2017. The McBride Rewind/YouTube
Christine Taylor speaking into a microphone with bookshelves and plants in the background.
“If there’s a silver lining for us during Covid, that was the little gift,” Taylor said. The McBride Rewind/YouTube

Stiller and Taylor are parents to two children: Ella, 24, and Quinlin, 20.

Taylor told the host that she and the “Night at the Museum” star “found the way back” to each other after they devoted “a lot of time” to working on their relationship with a therapist.

“I think it’s something people don’t love to talk about because it feels like a failure.”

Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller pose together at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Taylor (pictured here standing alongside Stiller at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party) added that they “found the way back” to each other with the help of a therapist. WireImage for Vanity Fair
Ben Stiller in a suit and Christine Taylor in a blue dress at the Met Gala.
The “Dodgeball” star (pictured right posing next to Stiller at the 2026 Met Gala) explained that the pair broke up because they “weren’t on the same page with a lot of things.” Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Taylor added that she felt their breakup was because “we weren’t on the same page with a lot of things.”

The couple announced their split in 2017 after 17 years of marriage.

“With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate,” Stiller and Taylor said in a joint statement at the time.

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor laughing at the 2024 French Open.
Taylor and Stiller (pictured above at the 2024 French Open) tied the knot in 2000 and welcomed two children before announcing their split in 2017. Corbis via Getty Images
Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Pete Davidson attending a basketball game.
Stiller (seen here with Taylor at a 2022 New York Knicks basketball game) later confirmed in 2022 that he and Taylor got back together during the pandemic. Michael Simon / Shutterstock

“Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends. We kindly ask that the media respect our privacy at this time,” they closed.

However, the break was short-lived as Stiller later confirmed that the pair had rekindled their romance in his 2022 Esquire interview.

“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,” the actor told the outlet.

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