Busy Philipps dines alfresco with her estranged husband Marc Silverstein in New York City — a year after shock split announcement
Busy Phillips, 43, was spotted in New York City having a meal with her estranged husband Marc Silverstein, 51.
The couple, who quietly split in 2021 but have not yet divorced, laughed and smiled as they sat across the table on the restaurant’s patio.
The Cougar Town alum looked radiant and fresh for spring in a green, orange, pink, white, purple and blue striped sweater and white jeans.
The Girls5Eva star had her blonde hair pulled back in a low bun and wore red clogs on her feet.
Busy and Silverstein – who revealed their split last May – share daughters Birdie, 14, and Cricket, 10.
Not quite exes: Busy Phillips, 43, was spotted in New York City having a meal with her estranged husband Marc Silverstein, 51
Busy and Silverstein married in 2007 and welcomed Birdie the following year.
She previously praised the romantic side of her screenwriter husband in an interview with OK!
In Busy’s own words, “He did something very romantic – he made a contract that said he will never break my heart.”
“He had it all laid out and notarized so it was legal and had it framed and hung on the wall. So when we argue, I can say, “Uh, excuse me, can I just point to what’s over the mantelpiece!”
The pair had some rough spots. In her memoir This Will Only Hurt A Little, she revealed that at one point she was on the verge of leaving Silverstein because she did most of the work raising their two daughters.
But Silverstein acted and they worked it out, Harper’s Bazaar reported.
However, in May 2022, the Dawson’s Creek alum was revealed on her podcast Busy Philipps does her best that she and her husband had separated in February 2021.
“It’s been a long time since Marc and I got divorced, and our kids know it, our families know it, our friends know it,” she told co-host Caissie St. Onge.
She also revealed that she and Silverstein were reluctant to make a public statement about the state of their marriage.
Colorful: The couple, who split in 2021 but have not yet divorced, laughed and smiled as they sat across the table on the patio of the restaurant
Parents of two: The Cougar Town alum looked crisp and fresh for spring in a green, orange, pink, white, purple and blue striped sweater and white jeans
“You can only do what’s right for you and your family, whether you live a public life or not, or you just post on Facebook or whatever.”
‘It’s a journey. Trip. It’s been a journey,” Busy revealed, saying they chose to keep things quiet to protect their daughters.
St. Onge commented that Busy and Silverstein are “the least divorced divorced people” she’s ever seen,” the Freaks and Geeks alum agreed.
“Well, we love each other very much,” she said. “And we have these beautiful children together. And there are a lot of things that really work on our relationship.”