Although Hollywood divorces can get pretty ugly at times, actress Anna Faris and actor
Chris Pratt stand as the perfect example of how to co-parent in the wake of separation.
After all, the former spouses share son Jack, born in August 2012, who remains their top
priority. And now that Pratt welcomed his first child with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger,
Faris once again demonstrated how her bond with her ex extends beyond their past romance.
In August 2020, Pratt and Schwarzenegger announced that they had recently welcomed their daughter
Lyla Maria into the world. Pratt posted on Instagram,
"We couldn't be happier. Both mom and baby are doing great. We are extremely blessed."
And according to an inside source who spoke with E! News, Faris seemed equally excited
about the arrival of her son's little sister. The insider revealed,
"Anna congratulated them and sent a gift. They are on good terms and have a nice relationship.
She's happy for Jack to be a big brother and is very supportive."
For fans who have followed the story of Faris and Pratt's relationship thus far, her classy
response won't come as too much of a shock. During her appearance on the Divorce Sucks
podcast, she explained,
"We are so good and respectful towards each other, and I think that there is so much kindness
and love. It is very difficult to be completely separate from somebody you have spent so much
emotional investment with."
While fans might have expected some animosity between the two as Pratt married Schwarzenegger
shortly after their breakup, Faris has always been supportive of her ex-husband and his
happiness. In fact, when Pratt was about to propose to Schwarzenegger, he turned to his
ex-wife first. Faris explained on Divorce Sucks,
"He called me, and he was like, 'So, I'm going to ask Katherine to marry me. I just want
to give you a heads-up.' And I was like, 'That's awesome!'"
"He was so sweet, as he always is."
After he proposed, Pratt contacted Faris once again. On her podcast, Anna Faris is Unqualified,
Faris revealed,
"Chris texted me this morning and he was like, you know, 'I proposed to Katherine last night,'
I was like, 'Ah that's amazing!' I texted him back like, 'Just want to remind you, I'm
an ordained minister.'"
Faris also shared her support for the pair on Instagram, writing,
"I'm so happy for you both!! Congratulations!"
It turns out Faris is quite a fan of Swarzenegger. On her podcast, Faris claimed she "loves"
her ex's new wife, and that love flows both ways. Speaking to Us Weekly, Schwarzenegger
expressed admiration for Faris because she served as an inspiration when she launched
her own podcast, The Dog That Changed Me. Schwarzenegger explained,
"[Anna] has an incredibly successful podcast. I really admire all the work that she's done,
and she's definitely an expert at it. Learning from her is another huge gift...She's definitely
somebody that I look up to in the podcast world."
Faris gushed as well, saying,
"They're both f---ing amazing people. I'm so happy. The truth is, there isn't any bitterness.
And I'm just so happy that we're all really happy."
After all, Faris found love again, too. She got engaged to cinematographer Michael Barrett,
who she met on the set of Overboard, in late 2019.
When Faris and Pratt announced their breakup in 2017, they both agreed to put their son
Jack first. According to Entertainment Weekly, she explained,
"Chris and I work really hard [to co-parent] because we have Jack. That is sort of the
long game idea and making sure Jack is really happy, which makes us really happy."
"There's so much friendship and love and we surround Jack with love and funny, kind, happy
people."
In her Divorce Sucks interview, she said that she and her ex-husband hope to create a loving
family atmosphere for Jack. She added,
"We wanted to make sure, of course, that Jack was happy, but that we were happy and supportive
of each other and that we could have this fantasy idea of, do we all spend Christmas
together? Do we all vacation together?"
"Grudge holding is not something that Chris and I do."
No wonder fans can't get enough of this aspirational modern family.
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