{"id":487164,"date":"2026-02-24T07:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/487164\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T07:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:03:08","slug":"dax-shepard-confesses-he-neglected-wife-kristen-bell-on-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/487164\/","title":{"rendered":"Dax Shepard confesses he &#8216;neglected&#8217; wife Kristen Bell on Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dax Shepard gave wife Kristen Bell a \u201cless-than-exciting Valentine\u2019s Day\u201d this year.<\/p>\n<p>The actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7v5NS7DuUa4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">confessed to \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d listeners<\/a> during Monday\u2019s \u201cFact Check\u201d segment that he \u201cdefinitely neglected\u201d his partner and spoiled their daughters instead.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cParenthood\u201d alum, 51, \u201cwent all out\u201d for Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 11.<\/p>\n<p>Dax Shepard (pictured above on Jan. 10) \u201cneglected\u201d his wife, Kristen Bell, this Valentine\u2019s Day. Getty Images for Vanity Fair<\/p>\n<p>The actor told \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast listeners his partner had a \u201cless-than-exciting\u201d holiday. kristenanniebell\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy girls are my Valentines. \u2026 All my resources went to the little ones,\u201d Shepard gushed, noting that his mom, Laura Labo, was in town and got the short end of the stick as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s been my Valentine for 51 years, so it really becomes a bandwidth [issue],\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The actor noted that Bell, 45, and Labo \u201csaw that [he] was spending a lot of energy on [his] other two Valentines\u201d \u2014 including devoting \u201cseveral hours\u201d to a grand gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the \u201cParenthood\u201d alum \u201cwent all out for the couple\u2019s preteen daughters, Lincoln and Delta. kristenanniebell\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my resources went to the little ones,\u201d Shepard (pictured above in January 2025) said. Kristen Bell\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that my daughter loves floaties for the pool, so I got heart-shaped floaties and inflated them and put them in the pool,\u201d he recalled. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Shepard \u201cmade each of them handmade cards where [he] really drew pictures and then wrote how [he feels] about them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He and Bell <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2013\/03\/29\/kristen-bell-dax-shephard-welcome-baby-girl-lincoln\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">welcomed Lincoln<\/a> and Delta in 2013 and 2014, respectively, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/28\/why-dax-shepard-kristen-bell-didnt-want-second-child\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">initially only wanting one child<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shepard (pictured above in September 2025) gave the girls homemade cards and spent \u201cseveral hours\u201d on a grand gesture. Instagram\/Kristen Bell<\/p>\n<p>Shepard (pictured above at the September 2025 Emmys) noted that Bell \u201csaw that [he] was spending a lot of energy on [his] other two Valentines.\u201d CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just thought it would be really helpful to make her a better person to have to deal with someone else \u2026 [and] live in the same room with another person and have to share everything,\u201d Shepard said on the \u201cEndless Honeymoon\u201d podcast in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He and the \u201cNobody Wants This\u201d star have been together since 2007, tying the knot in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Bell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/05\/entertainment\/cher-details-major-drama-on-burlesque-on-set-romance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBurlesque\u201d co-star<\/a> Cher dissed Shepard by agreeing the actress <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/05\/celebrity-news\/cher-thinks-kristen-bell-deserves-better-than-dax-shepard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">could do \u201cbetter.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The couple (pictured above in December 2023) have been married since 2013. Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The duo (pictured above in January 2025) started dating six years prior. Instagram\/Kristen Bell<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must have something that I don\u2019t see,\u201d the singer, 79, mused during a January episode of Shepard and Monica Padman\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Bell defended her husband, claiming he is almost \u201ctoo good\u201d for her and a \u201cslow burn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shepard <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/13\/celebrity-news\/what-dax-shepard-really-thinks-of-cher-insisting-kristen-bell-deserves-better\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was not offended by Cher\u2019s shade<\/a> and subsequently told \u201cAccess Hollywood\u201d he found the Grammy winner\u2019s comment \u201chysterical.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dax Shepard gave wife Kristen Bell a \u201cless-than-exciting Valentine\u2019s Day\u201d this year. 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