Kristen Bell Reveals Eyebrow-Raising Way Dax Shepard Flirts With Her
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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s romance isn’t frozen after 13 years of marriage.
The Frozen star wasn’t shy about revealing the unconventional way she and the Parenthood alum keep the spark alive, detailing how she knows her man is flirting with her when they’re in public.
“If we go to a dinner or something, there's a couple things Dax does where he doesn't have to look up and wink at me, but I know that he's just being the best boy,” Bell told her Nobody Wants This castmates during the Oct. 26 episode of Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. “We'll be at dinner and he'll say to the waiter [or] waitress, he'll go, ‘Wow, you have incredible eyelashes, gorgeous eyes, great job.’”
But when Shepard’s co-host Monica Padman joked that The Ranch actor is flirting with the restaurant workers in that moment, Bell froze that accusation in place. As the 46-year-old sees it, “That's flirting with me because he just made someone else feel good.”
“Let's say it is a girl; he's gonna have zero interaction with this girl for the rest of his life,” Bell explained. “The chances of him ever having another conversation with her are so microscopic.”
Indeed, when Shepard “actively smiles at people and gives them compliments,” she continued, “that's how I know you're flirting with me a lot.”
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But it wouldn’t be the first time these two shared surprising insight into their relationship. After all, The Good Place star made waves for the head-turning shoutout she gave to her husband for their 12th wedding anniversary.
As she captioned the October 2025 Instagram post, “Happy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who, after and [sic] episode of Dateline, once said to me: ‘I would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point. Even though I’m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would.’”
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And while outsiders looking in may not always understand how Bell and Shepard show their affection for one another, the love they share will always outweigh the chatter.
"We understand each other's highs and lows and excitements and complaints," Bell said on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live in October 2025. "We're both creative, so we can get deep into some random conversation and just feel like we're creating something together."
Grab an armchair and take a look back at where Bell and Shepard’s relationship began...
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Who Is This?
"Who is this sparkly creature?'" Dax recalled thinking when he met Kristen at a friend's birthday dinner in 2007. After running into each other again two weeks later at a hockey game they decided to accept fate and start dating.
Opposites Attract
The old saying rings true for this couple, who both had doubts to go along with the butterflies early on. Dax said his playboy past didn't go unnoticed by "good girl" Kristen, who told Good Housekeeping, "We're the Paula Abdul video 'Opposites Attract' personified."
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The Engagement
The two got engaged in late 2009 while co-starring in When In Rome together. They weren't immune to the romance of the Italian city and just like in their movie, the couple fell under a real life love spell.
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Snuggling Sweethearts
In an interview about her relationship with Dax in 2010, Kristen shared,"A snuggle party can fix anything—it's true."
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The Wedding
The couple got married in a simple ceremony at a Beverly Hills courthouse in 2013 after announcing their plans to wed on Twitter earlier in the year. Their choice to forego an extravagant wedding made their love story even more romantic to fans.
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Next Comes the Baby Carriage
Bell gave birth to their first child, a girl they named Lincoln, in March 2013. Fiercely protective of her daughter's privacy, Kristen quipped, "I would really like to see the aftermath of the first person who tries to take a picture of Lincoln."
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Parents of Two
In December 2014 the couple had their second daughter, Delta.
The Plot Twist
In an interview with Good Housekeeping in May 2015 Kristen shared that she and her hubby attend couples counseling when they need to work through an issue saying, "Therapy is not something to be embarrassed about."
Instagram Official
Kristen Bell finally joined Instagram in 2016 and inaugurated her account with a closeup of her and her husband sharing a kiss.
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Happily Ever After
The two looked just as in love as ever at the premiere of Dax's new movie Chips in March 2017.
Happy Fourth!
They two celebrated the 2017 Fourth of July holiday in style.
Keepin' It Real
The pair continues to prove that they're just like any other couple. They openly share that they go to marriage counseling and sometimes fight. However what remains constant is their respect for each other. Kristen shared her marriage advice on Instagram writing, "Loving someone despite their faults, failings, or character defects, is the most powerful loving thing you can do. Rejoice in what makes the other person happy and allow them their individual interests."
Humor Is Key
A couple that isn't afraid to be silly together is a couple that stays together. The pair often shares hilarious shots on social media including when they dressed up for a Peaky Blinders themed birthday party. Of course, they killed it.
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Everybody Wants This
Kristen celebrated Dax's 50th birthday in 2025 with a carousel of photos showcasing a sampling of their affectionate moments.
"Happy birthday to the most affectionate 220 lbs man that ever [existed]," she wrote. "I cannot imagine life without you."
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