Billy Baldwin And Chynna Phillips have experienced some difficulties in their relationship over the years.
The actor and the Wilson Phillips singer met in 1991 before boarding a flight to New York. Phillips recalled in 2021 that Baldwin asked her out when they arrived at baggage claim. Four years later, they tied the knot. Baldwin and Phillips expanded their family with their three children: Jameson, Vance and Brooke, who were born in 2000, 2001 and 2004, respectively.
While the early years of their marriage were seemingly joyful, the couple hit their first rough patch in 2010 when Phillips filed for divorce. Days later, she withdrew the paperwork and decided to give her marriage another chance.
More than a decade later, Phillips revealed that she and Baldwin had gone through a lengthy breakup at one point in their relationship.
“When Billy and I separated for six months and he was out of the house, I held on to anger and resentment because I felt like it justified me,” the musician said in a YouTube livestream in January 2024. “It made me feel like I was right, he was wrong, and it gave me that vindication, that sense of righteousness, that pride.”
Keep scrolling to see Baldwin and Phillips’ ups and downs over the years:
1995
Baldwin and Phillips married four years after meeting at the airport – sweetly.
2000
The couple became parents for the first time when they welcomed daughter Jameson.
2001
Phillips and Baldwin expanded their family with son Vance.
2004
The two completed their family with daughter Brooke.
2010
After nearly two decades of marriage, Phillips filed for divorce from Baldwin. The Grammy nominee withdrew the papers a few days later and the couple subsequently reconciled.
“I started to feel a little flat, like I needed more and wanted more, and I know that we deserve more from our marriage,” Phillips shared exclusively Us weekly about why she decided to submit. “I cared so much about the kids and also about my business, his business, and I missed him. I really missed him. I missed laughing together and spending our little vacations together.”
Phillips explained that she reached a point where she felt “hopeless” that things would ever change between her and Baldwin. However, the couple decided to work on their relationship, and Phillips praised the “work together in therapy” and the fact that they took more time to communicate to help them resolve their issues.
September 2023
Ahead of their 28th wedding anniversary, the couple shared that they had difficulty connecting with each other after their children moved out.
“Billy and I have severe empty nest syndrome and reach our limits when it comes to finding common interests! “It’s a scary reality that neither of us likes to admit,” Phillips said in a YouTube video. “We’re trying to maintain hope that we can meet and find activities that are stimulating for both of us.”
January 2024
Phillips admitted that she believes her interest in religion led to a “power struggle” between her and Baldwin.
“I’ve been with Billy for 32 years and we have a great marriage, but we definitely had the hardest years of our lives,” Phillips said in a YouTube livestream. “I think it’s because I was just diving deep into Jesus, and I think he didn’t really know what to do with it.”
She also shared that embracing her faith has made her a different person than when the duo first met.
“I am not the same person I was 30 years ago, and I have refused to enter into the same marriage I was 30 years ago,” Phillips said. “It is time for us to mature and grow. He was on board, but I think for him it was also like, ‘Well, you’re not into the things I’m into.'”
April 2024
Phillips revealed that her marriage to Baldwin recently hit a rough patch after moving across the country. In a YouTube video, she noted that during a trip from the East Coast to the West Coast, they “got on each other’s nerves” before they could have a “normal conversation.”
Phillips explained that sometimes things are “frustrating because just when I feel like we’re getting going and things are starting to get better, we start arguing again.” However, it seemed like they had reached a point , where they could practice “effective communication”.
“It was definitely a win for us because we tend to just spiral and the communication breakdown gets worse and worse and we head off to the races,” she added. “Billy is my life partner. He is the one I want to have the healthiest relationship with. But sometimes I don’t. A lot of times I don’t because I don’t want to rock the boat, because I don’t want to put him in a bad mood, or because I’m walking on eggshells.”
Despite the progress in their relationship, Phillips admitted that she still never wants to “trigger” Baldwin.
“The truth is that my fear is holding us back from true intimacy because it prevents me from opening up to him and I try to protect his feelings, and yet by doing so I cause more trouble in our marriage,” she explained. “I’m shooting myself in the foot.”