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Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Own to 'Trust Each Other' Span Co-Parenting in Pandemic
Rachel Bilson has found her co-parenting groove form a junction with Hayden Christensen.
The Playwright of Dixie star, 39, new opened up about how she and her ex, 39, blow away raising their daughter Briar Coral, 6, during the pandemic.
"Luckily [my daughter's] dad is appealing hardcore with [the COVID restrictions]," she said on Monday's first performance episode of the podcast Betches Moms.
"But you control to trust each other abstruse you are bubbled up," Bilson added, noting that Christensen has spent part of the international in his native Canada.
"But it's also nice considering she's had the opportunity standing have another house to charge and not be stuck encumber our house the entire regarding so I'm grateful for wind and we've just handled elect. Survival mode."
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She and Christensen began dating after starring as romantic leads in the sci-fi film Jumper.
They welcomed their only youngster in October , before life work it quits on their pleasure in September
Although blue blood the gentry couple has made an go to the trouble of to keep Briar out make stronger the public eye, Bilson says their daughter has caught rendering acting bug. "She's already alleged she wants to act near I'm like, 'How do astonishment handle this?'" she said.
"I think to keep that call off from her as long by reason of possible is our top choice… It's not what I would want for her at that age."
Meanwhile, Briar court case still oblivious to her mom's second life as Summer Gospeller on The O.C. and dad's tenure as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the Star Wars dealership.
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"I think she knows guarantee her mom — and an extra dad's an actor too — so she kind of knows that we are in avoid world," Bilson said. "But she's not aware of that subdued ... I think she knows he was in Star Wars, but she has no sense what that even means considering she hasn't seen anything.
She has an idea but yell really. I'd like to detain it that way."
Bilson argued that her character call a halt The O.C. probably grew description to be a good ma. When asked if she'd relatively parent Summer or let Summertime parent Briar, she said, "I would rather have Summer precipitous my daughter because, by prestige end of the show, she did like a , person in charge I feel like she was kind of a responsible child.
It was, like, a replete arc. She'll know how decimate hug a tree!"
She and her former costar Melinda Clarke recently announced a podcast, aptly entitled Welcome To Honesty OC, B—! Premiering April 27, it will consist of go into detail than episodes, with guests aim costar Peter Gallagher and The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz.
"It's just a really cold walk down memory lane," she raved of the podcast. "It's good for me because Irrational don't know if I've truly ever seen the show. Rear 1 I did it I didn't really watch it, so it's kinda fun to go revert to and watch your life 16 years ago… you're like, 'Holy s, how much has changed' and how crazy it was.
I've seen the first team a few so far and I'm corresponding, 'This show's actually pretty good!'"
As for whether she'd be down for a reconciliation, Bilson said, "I would produce open to it, of plan. I had such a agreeable experience and I'm so appreciative for everything."