Dax Shepard Debunks Rumor That He and Wife Kristen Bell Are ‘Swingers’

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell want everyone to know not to believe everything they read on the internet.

During the season 5 premiere of The Drew Barrymore Show On September 9, Shepard joked about the rumors he and his actress wife hear about themselves, noting that the one about them being swingers is one of the craziest, the Expert in armchairs The presenter said the rumbling prompted surprising reactions from friends.

“There was this really exciting tabloid story that we were Hollywood swingers and we were throwing swing parties, and it was in the tabloids,” Shepard recalled. “My favorite part of that was that we got a lot of text messages from other friends of ours saying, ‘How could you not invite me to the swinger party?'”

He said that while it was “meant as a joke, of course, because they know us and they know we don’t do swinger parties,” Shepard was happy to participate.

“I was thrilled to get a text from (Jimmy) Kimmel saying, ‘I’m pretty hurt that Molly (McNearney, his wife) and I weren’t invited to this swingers party,'” Shepard laughed. “(It) was very funny.”

Hypothetically, Barrymore suggested the Parenthood former student when asked if he and Bell “have anyone you two like to sleep with,” and Shepard thought for a moment before answering.

“There are a lot of beautiful couples, but no, we haven’t bridged that gap with anyone,” he said, setting the record straight but joking, “You know who we’re most in love with? We’re in love with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.”

“Oh my God, they’re such a dreamy couple,” he added. “You just want to be in their marriage. It’s not so much that Kristen wants to take me or I want to take her — you just want to be in their marriage.”

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Bell and Shepard first met in 2007 and have been married for nearly 11 years, having married in October. They also have daughters Lincoln, 10, and Delta, 8.

In the past, they were open about their relationship and kept their spark alive. The secret, the Frozen star said, is partnership.

“Common goals, look for them,” she explained to Entertainment tonight in September 2023. “Our children are a shared goal, right?” she said. “People say, ‘Oh, I couldn’t work with my husband or wife or partner.’ I want another shared goal with him. I have so much respect for him creatively. I have so much trust in him. Of course I want him to be my director or my scene partner.”

She added: “Sometimes when we’re about to get into a fight, one of us — usually it’s Dax — will say, ‘I feel like an 8-year-old Dax right now.’ And I can see him the way I see my kids, which is in a completely different way, and say, ‘Oh yeah, you’re a little person with traumas and triggers and it’s not about me.'”