ot to sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married - although Shepard admitted he  really wanted  one.

During a 2018 appearance on  Conan,  Shepard recalled that when they first starting dating, he  had more money  than Bell and  owned the house that [he] lived in. 

 She said to me at one point,  Would you like a prenup?' because we were getting married. And I said,  No, I don't want a prenup,' but I really wanted a prenup, really bad,  he said.

He joked that the tables had since turned, as Bell had  become much more successful  than him and had  much more money. 

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard let their daughters wear diapers until age 5 and wait to bathe them until they  stink'

10 Bell and Shepard, who share daughters Lincoln and Delta, revealed that their youngest daughter wasn't potty-trained until she was 5 and that they used to wait for their daughters to  stink  before bathing them. (Shepard is pictured above with one of their daughters.) Instagram/Kristen Bell

Bell and Shepard's youngest daughter, Delta, wasn't out of diapers until she was 5 years old.

In 2020, Bell told Today's Parent via Zoom that the only way they could get her to pee on the toilet was by waking her up at 11 p.m. when she was a  zombie. 

The following year, Bell revealed that she and Shepard used to wait for Delta and their oldest daughter, Lincoln, to  stink  before bathing them.

She explained that they wanted to conserve water, but later clarified that the story was a joke, adding that she had  lost a lot of faith in the human race  over people's reactions.

Dax Shepard once sucked out Kristen Bell's clogged breast milk duct

10 Bell (seen above with Shepard in Los Angeles this year) revealed that he once helped clear a clogged breast milk duct, saying she had  never been more in love in [her] life.  Billboard via Getty Images

Bell admitted she had  never been more in love in [her] life  than when Shepard helped clear a clogged breast milk duct.

Discussing the moment on Ellen DeGeneres' digital series  Momsplaining  in 2021, Bell recalled asking her husband for help:  I said to my husband,  I just need you to suck this out. We could talk about it. We could be weird about it, or you could just go ahead and nurse.' 

 He was pulling out and spitting into this cup, and I've never been more in love in my life,  she said, before joking,  He spits. He doesn't swallow. That's what I figured out. 

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard let their daughters drink nonalcoholic beer

10 Bell and Shepard (pictured above in an Instagram post) revealed that they occasionally let their daughters drink nonalcoholic beer. Instagram/Kristen Bell

Bell revealed during a 2023 episode of  The Kelly Clarkson Show  that her daughters, Lincoln and Delta, occasionally drink nonalcoholic beer, acknowledging that it  sounds insane. 

Bell explained that the habit started when she and Shepard, who is a  recovering addict,  would go on walks while he carried Lincoln as a baby and drank nonalcoholic beer.

 As a baby, she was pawing at it, and sometimes she'd suck on the rim of it,  she recalled.  So, I think it feels to her like something special, something daddy, something family. 

Bell also defended the decision, saying,  I'm sort of like,  You can judge me if you want. I'm not doing anything wrong. That's your problem.' 

Kristen Bell wishes she were  more sexually active' before marrying Dax Shepard

10 Bell (seen above with Shepard at an awards seasons celebration in Los Angeles earlier this year) admitted she wishes she had been  more sexually active  before marrying Shepard. Getty Images for Vanity Fair

Bell said she wishes she had been  more sexually active  before marrying Shepard.

During a September 2025 appearance on Shepard's  Armchair Expert  podcast, Bell admitted she wished she had  butterflied around a little bit more,  but added that Shepard had  brought out a ton of [her] sexuality. 

 I was never this sexual before you,  she told her husband.

Dax Shepard once said he  would never kill' Kristen Bell

10 Bell (pictured above with Shepard in an Instagram upload) previously faced backlash over a wedding anniversary post in which she appeared to joke about Shepard promising he  would never kill [her].  Instagram/Kristen Bell

Bell faced backlash over her  tone-deaf  wedding anniversary post, in which she appeared to joke about Shepard promising he  would never kill [her]. 

In October 2025, Bell shared a photo of the couple hugging on their bed and wrote,  Happy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who 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. ❤️. 

The post drew backlash on social media, with users calling it  unbelievably tone-deaf,  particularly because it was shared during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Shepard later addressed the controversy earlier this year, revealing that he had  no clue  the post had sparked such a strong reaction.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are raising  entitled' daughters to  talk back' and be  disrespectful'

10 Bell and Shepard (seen above together in an Instagram post with one of their daughters) revealed that they are intentionally raising their children to  talk back  and be  disrespectful.  Instagram/Kristen Bell

Shepard revealed on a November 2025 episode of his  Armchair Expert  podcast that he and Bell are intentionally raising their daughters to  talk back  to them and be  disrespectful. 

After his friend remarked that his daughters  will let it rip,  Shepard agreed that  they seem to have no kind of respect … and feel a little entitled. 

 I can understand where that seems completely unruly,  he said.  What I'm prioritizing … is when they're 19 and their boss is a f-king creep, I want them to talk back. I want them to be disrespectful. I want them to always advocate for themselves, whether I think they're right or wrong. 

Kristen Bell cries weekly navigating  brutal' marriage

10 Bell (pictured above with Shepard in a 2024 Instagram upload) admitted that navigating marriage and parenthood in the public eye is  brutal,  revealing that she cries  weekly.  kristenanniebell/Instagram

Bell admitted to Bustle Thursday that navigating marriage and parenthood in the public eye is  brutal,  revealing that she cries  weekly. 

 It's hard,  she told the outlet.  Do not think because I am on your television that it is easy for me. 

Bell said she chooses to speak openly about her struggles because she doesn't want parents with children  in the cyclone of puberty  to feel like they're  the only one[s] doing this. 

 For the good of the people, we should share our dirty stories, we should share our shame, we should share our hardships. But for the good of the one? My main job in life is to protect those two.  she added.

Kristen Bell uses her daughters to spy on Dax Shepard

10 Bell recently revealed that she uses her daughters as  mole[s] on the ground  to keep tabs on Shepard (seen above with one of their children) while she's away. Instagram/Kristen Bell

Bell revealed on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon  that she uses her daughters, Lincoln and Delta, to keep tabs on Dax Shepard while she's away, admitting that her oldest daughter sends her  in-house paparazzi  photos.

 Usually when I leave, they can be mischievous when they're together, my husband and my kids,  Bell said.  Whenever I leave town, I usually receive, almost immediately, notifications on my phone,  You're McDonald's has been delivered.'  Your Taco Bell has been delivered.''They just eat fast food. 

Bell joked that she has a  mole on the ground  in her daughter Lincoln, who keeps her updated on what Shepard gets up to while she's gone.