INTERNATIONAL DESK — Olivia Wilde says she and Jason Sudeikis have found their co-parenting rhythm, but getting there was anything but easy. The actress and director opened up about raising their two children, Otis, 12, and Daisy, 10, with her ex-fiancé during an appearance on The officials’ The Interview podcast on November 14.
“I really take pride in how good we are at co-parenting our kids in my family,” Wilde said. “We have reached this healthy equilibrium.” Still, she was quick to dismiss the idea that separating and successfully raising children together is as simple as making a few peaceful promises. Anyone who pretends it’s easy — like, ‘Oh, you just consciously uncouple, and then you find a way’ — that’s BS,” she continued.
Wilde said she now feels relieved that their children can grow up around parents who are honest about their feelings rather than pretending everything is fine. “I feel relieved that I’m able to give them a life with parents where there’s a real sense of authenticity in terms of how everyone’s feeling and doing,” she explained. “When you’re trying to hide [interpersonal conflict] from your kids, they sense it.
They’re the most intuitive people in the house.” Wilde and Sudeikis ended their engagement in 2020 after nearly a decade together and reached a joint custody agreement in 2023. Looking back, Wilde admitted that ending the relationship was one of the hardest decisions she had faced. “It feels like a failure when you can’t make a relationship work, particularly if it’s with the person you have children with,” she said.