Kristen Bell says raising daughters through puberty is brutal, cries weekly
The gist
Actress Kristen Bell said her daughters' puberty is "brutal" and she cries weekly.
The couple's candid parenting remarks have drawn both sympathy and criticism before.
How it unfolded
- Oct 22, 2026Bustle published Bell's interview calling her daughters' entry into the "cyclone of puberty" brutal and saying she cries weekly.
- Oct 23, 2026Page Six ran a roundup of the couple's most candid confessions about marriage and parenthood; The Daily Beast reported not everyone found Bell's message relatable.
- Oct 25, 2026On Jimmy Fallon's late-night show, Bell said her kids eat fast food when Shepard is in charge and that she had been traveling about six weeks on a press tour.