Ben Stiller spoke about the years he spent separated from his wife.
The 59-year-old comedian has been married to actress Christine Taylor, 53, since 2000 and they share daughter Ella, 22, and son Quinlyn, 19.
Stiller and Taylor’s relationship was tested in 2017 when the couple decided to call off their marriage, but they reconciled years later amid the Covid pandemic.
Speaking about his years apart, the Zoolander star told the New York Times: “When we broke up, I had space to figure out what our relationship was like, what my life felt like when we weren’t in that relationship, and how much I loved our family unit.”
He continued: “It was three or four years that we weren’t together but we were always connected. In my mind, I never wanted us to be together.”
Stiller went on to explain that the pandemic brought the family back together: “I don’t know where Kristen was; you had to ask her, but Covid brought us all together in the same house.”
He explained that he and his wife had managed to reconcile for a year before the news broke, and hinted that their time apart had made them stronger.
He said: “I don’t think a lot of people get back together when they break up. There’s nothing like that, when you come back. You have a much greater appreciation for what you have, because we know we can’t have it.”