Kristen Bell’s husband Dax Shepard sparked debate when he failed to join his wife at the SAG Actors Awards on Sunday.
The actor was noticeably absent from Kristen’s side, despite her hosting the awards that night.
Dax took to social media to explain his absence from the big night. Displaying a note from his doctor that wrote: “‘Clear liquids today… until 8am Monday morning… then water only (includes coffee/tea with no additive/no calories) until 10am Monday, then nothing by mouth; arrival 11:15. Copy?”
Dax replied: “‘I’m currently eating a steak smothered in seeds and nuts” with the hashtag #colonoscopyprep.
In October 2025, the couple celebrated 12 years of marriage together, with Kristen sharing a tongue-in-cheek post on social media which caused fan backlash.
© Getty ImagesThe photo showed the pair in a tight embrace and was captioned: Happy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me: “I would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point. Even though I’m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would.”
While some fans said the post was in poor taste, others said it was just typical of the couple’s self-deprecating humour.
© Penske Media via Getty ImagesIn 2007 their relationship hit the skids when they broke up very briefly for a few days. In an interview with POPSUGAR, Kristen recalled that Dax got cold feet and wanted to date other people. But it didn’t last, with the Punk’d star calling her to say he had changed his mind.
“He called me and he was like, ‘I don’t know what I was thinking. I was dating someone else but they’re just not as interesting as you, and I don’t know what I’m doing,’ and he came back, she said. “But I still always remind him of when he broke up with me.”
Kristin and Dax first met at a dinner party, but the Frozen star admitted she didn’t know who he was at the time. She had just come out of a long-term relationship, as had Dax.
© Instagram“We were sitting at a table,” she told Today. “The only thing I remember is that he talked so much. And then I didn’t know who he was. I’m like, ‘Is that one of the guys from Jackass or something?’ … And then we left. There were no sparks whatsoever.”
A couple of weeks later, they reconnected at a hockey game, hit it off, and began dating shortly after. The next day, Dax got Kristin’s number from Shauna Robertson, whose dinner party they had met at. Kristin recalled his text said: “I violated your privacy and got your number from Shauna. How do you feel about that?”
“I was, like, okay, starting it off with a really good joke that makes me feel, like, butterflies. I fell in love with him way before he fell in love with me,” Kristin shared in an interview with Today.
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