Chynna Phillips Baldwin and William Baldwin have revealed they are living in different houses.
During a YouTube video shared by the Wilson Phillips singer, she explained that she and the “Gossip Girl” actor have made the decision to live separately for the time being.
According to Chynna Baldwin who has been married to William Baldwin for nearly 30 years, she was the one to suggest the new living arrangement.
“Billy and I are sort of in this new kind of arrangement that is actually really working for me,” she explained to her viewers.
“I don’t know if it’s working for Billster, but I’m really happy with what we’re doing.”
The singer then explained what they ultimately agreed on, admitting William Baldwin was a “bit more reticent about the whole thing.”
“I said to Billy, ‘Look, why don’t we just do a little test run to see what it feels like to have me in Santa Barbara, you in Beverly Hills, and then we flip-flop,” Chynna Baldwin continued.
“Then in between, we have double date nights together, we have therapy, we have dinner with the children and we go to the beach or the museum.”
She added that they still have “sleepovers and stuff,” but the goal is to not force themselves “to be subjected to each other’s energy 24/7.”
William Baldwin later joined the conversation about their new living arrangement via a FaceTime call.
“I think that we’re onto something,” she said to her husband while recording the conversation. “I really do, because we enjoy each other’s company.”
“It’s so hard to articulate to people that we’re madly in love, we really enjoy being around one another, we cherish our marriage, we don’t ever want to separate. We just need a little time apart because we are sort of an allergy to one another. And it’s OK. I’m sure lots of different couples are allergies to each other.”
The actor then added that “the reality is you have the allergy, I have a certain energy that makes you have a… see, your back just tweaked just now.”
“You do things that, you know, sort of alter my energy sometimes.”
Chynna Baldwin defended their decision, saying, “Where in the Bible does it say that I have to live under the same roof 24/7 with my husband? Can you please find me that scripture?”
“I mean, I have to take care of him, I have to be kind to him, I have to be gentle to him. I have to obey him or, what is the word, submit.” She adds, “I will submit when I’m around.”
The singer has admitted in the past that her faith has caused a riff in her marriage before, admitting that religion “has sort of overtaken my life in many ways.”
At the time, the couple had been separated for six months.
“But I still absolutely love you, absolutely adore you, and completely support you. That’s why I’m sitting here now,” William Baldwin told his wife. “That’s why we go to church together. That’s why we pray together. That’s why we talk about faith together, That’s why I do this stuff for you.”
“It’s because I’m a supportive, loving husband who adores his wife and wants to spend the rest of my life with you, no question.”
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