The 'Do not Fear Darling' director mentioned she and her ex husband 'agree' on what's greatest for his or her children Otis, 8, and Daisy, 5.
Olivia Wilde dished on how she and her ex Jason Sudeikis are “reshaping” their household as co-parents. The 38-year-old director of Don’t Fear Darling — who shares son Otis, 8, and daughter Daisy, 5, with the Saturday Evening Stay actor, 47 — made a visitor look on Wednesday’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson Presentand opened up about her new actuality as a single mom.
“My precedence is them,” Olivia mentioned of Otis and Daisy. “So long as they’re blissful and so they’re wholesome then — my ex and I, we agree on that. They're all the pieces to us.”
“It’s robust,” Olivia mentioned whereas talking with host Okayelly Clarkson. “I believe, you already know, reshaping a household is hard, and the one profit is it’s allowed for some actually deep conversations with my children about feelings and about happiness and about what household means and love and it’s truly allowed me to get to know them otherwise.”
“My precedence is them,” Olivia mentioned of Otis and Daisy. “So long as they’re blissful and so they’re wholesome then — my ex and I, we agree on that. They're all the pieces to us. There are such a lot of households which might be blended and completely different shapes.”
She went on to say, “Should you can encompass them with a lot love, then it’s OK. However it’s tough as a result of we’re not doing it in non-public.”
Again in November of 2020, Olivia and Jason determined to finish their 7-year engagement and go their separate methods after nearly a decade collectively. They're presently in a dramatic custody battle over Otis and Daisy.
“On the finish of the the day, I’m so fortunate,” she added on the speak present. “There’s folks coping with so many laborious issues. The folks of Jackson, Mississippi, don’t have water. There’s folks in all places coping with actual well being crises and, you already know, my stuff is on the market however I’m alive and my children are alive, and that’s what will get me via. I remind myself of that each single day.”
A part of the drama includes Olivia being served custody papers from Jason whereas she was on stage making a speech at Comedian-Con in Las Vegas, NV just a few months in the past. Olivia slammed the supply throughout an interview with Selection. “The one people who suffered have been my children, as a result of they’ll should see that, and so they shouldn’t ever should know that occurred,” she mentioned. “For me, it was appalling, however the victims have been an 8 and 5 year-outdated, and that’s actually unhappy. And when my children are dragged into it, it’s deeply painful.”
Jason, for his half, claimed he didn’t intend for Olivia to be served on the occasion. “Olivia’s speak was an necessary occasion for Olivia, each professionally and personally, and I'm very, very sorry that the incident marred her particular second,” he wrote in court docket paperwork obtained by Us.