Dax Shepard Details “Deep Fear” Before Kristen Bell Relationship

Dax Shepard wasn’t in a good place ahead of his romance with Kristen Bell.

The Armchair Expert host recently reminisced with his ex-girlfriend Briegh Morrison about their nine-year romance and how the end of their relationship left him hesitant to love again.

“The breakup was manageable, but for a while I did think well, I’ll never be in love with someone like that again in that way,” Dax told Briegh in the Oct. 21 episode of his Mom’s Car YouTube series. “I had a deep fear, like, I don’t think I’ll ever feel the way I felt about Briegh with anybody. I was quite scared of that.”

For Dax, 50, while he couldn’t see love in his future, he admitted he wished it for his ex—who found it with Marvel executive Brad Winderbaum. 

“I felt very disoriented for a while,” he shared. “Even though we were in an open relationship, I never felt single. What was hugely important to me from the moment we broke up was, I pray she meets someone she falls in love with.”