Brian Austin Green is opening up about his relationship with Megan Fox.
Over the weekend, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum got BLATANTLY honest about his 15-year relationship with the Transformers star on the I Do, Part 2 podcast. While reflecting on how deep of a connection he and now-wife Sharna Burgess share, he dished:
“Until Sharna, my ex and I were together for almost 15 years. We were married for almost 10 years and I led with physical attraction.”
OMG! We’re sure that’s a mental image Sharna does NOT want to picture! Ha!
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Diving deeper into how he’d navigate relationships in the past, Brian added:
“First, I’d be physically attracted to somebody and then sort of build a relationship around that.”
However, after realizing that didn’t make for a solid relationship, he decided to do some introspection:
“I was divorced, which I didn’t expect. I had three kids. I was a single parent. And I knew that I didn’t want to repeat things that I had done. So I went through all sorts of therapy and all sorts of things to really figure out what it was that I brought into a relationship that was just toxic and wasn’t good and wasn’t helping the relationship at all.”
Good for him! And after some deep reflection, Brian discovered in order to build a foundation for a solid relationship, he needed to “be friends with someone first.”
“I think when you started from a place of a genuine connection with someone, then you’re not so concerned about whether they are truly into you or not, because you guys are already speaking to each other in a very transparent way.”
That’s why things are now “different” for him and the Dancing with the Stars pro:
“Sharna and I talked about our best qualities and our worst qualities together. We sort of put it all out on the table. For us, it was pretty apparent then like, ‘Oh, hey, we should stick with us. This seems to be working.’”
The Desperate Housewives alum continued:
“Your approach to a relationship is the best way to know if it’s just a purely physical connection. That’s only going to last for so long that you’re going to get to a point where you go, ‘I can’t stand that other person. So they’re not hot to me anymore.’”
Ouch!
Brian and Megan started dating in 2004 before tying the knot it 2010. They went on to divorce in 2021. Together, they share three children, including Noah, 13, Bodhi, 12,and Journey, 9. In the same podcast, he opened up about co-parenting with the Subservience star:
“I know I grieved the concept of missing half the life of my kids. That meant a lot to me. That was a big deal. Then I quickly realized, ‘Oh man, while they are at their mom’s house, I get a chance to recharge.’ Then when they come back over, I can give them all of my attention. And I’ve spent the four days out of the seven days or whatever it is just taking care of myself and being with my partner that I have now and doing things for me so I don’t have that overwhelmed feeling the same way when my kids come back.”
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