Her truth! Busy PhilippsShe is well-known for her ability to speak her mind about her career, motherhood and marriage. The actress is a true inspiration to those in similar situations.
“I gauge what is appropriate and what is necessary, and I always laugh when people say things like, ‘You reveal everything on social media!’ because I think to myself, ‘Oh, well, if only you knew!’” the Cougar Town alum exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2019. “I think that part of the value in what we all can do, whether we’re in the entertainment industry or not, is share our stories and be open to hearing other people’s. This is what I believe we need to do in this country right now. Truly, I think it’s incredible.”
She added: “The internet has been such a gift to connect us to people all over the world who are having similar experiences or who have gone through similar things or who are parenting and trying to do their best.”
Philipps shows that she is not different from anyone trying to navigate the world. She is open about her daily life and willing to share it with us. “You just have to focus on what’s really important in life, and that’s your friends and your family and the life that you build,” she revealed to Use in April 2017.
The Dawson’s Creek alum’s honesty is apparent in her musings on those things that mean the most to her. She married her husband Marc SilversteinIn June 2007, Birdie was welcomed. Cricket was welcomed in July 2013.
Philipps, after 14 years of marriage, announced in May 2022 that she had split with the screenwriter in February 2021. She candidly discussed their breakup on her “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best” podcast and revealed why she chose to go public with the news over a year later.
“The surest way that Marc and I have been able to ensure the privacy of our kids that we love so f—ing much was by not involving the public,” she explained in part.
Over the years, the Girl5eva star has also chosen to go public with important information about her children, like when she revealed in December 2020 that Birdie is gay and uses they/them pronouns. “For those of you who are my friends listening at home, this is the first you’re hearing that Birdie is gay and out,” she explained on her “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best” podcast. “Birdie told us at 10 years old and we immediately … I mean, obviously, I knew that Birdie knew.” Six months later, Philipps noted that Birdie is nonbinary.
When she’s not trying to balance her friendship with former friends and family, Dawson’s Creek costar Michelle WilliamsPhilipps is dominating everything, acting, writing, and hosting. In fact, her 2018 memoir, This will only hurt a littleShe used this platform to share stories from her past, which were filled with vulnerability.
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