Brian Austin Green Details Coparenting Dynamic With Ex-Wife Megan Fox, How Sharna Burgess Factors In

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Brian Austin Green Details Coparenting Dynamic With Ex-Wife Megan Fox, How Sharna Burgess Factors In

Keeping things cordial. Brian Austin Green broke down how his relationship has changed with ex-wife Megan Fox amid his new romance with Sharna Burgess. “I think the big thing for me was therapy,” the 48-year-old actor said on Wednesday, June 15, during an episode of the “Viall Files” podcast about what he’s learned from divorce. “I was really trying to, instead of looking at what went wrong in that relationship, figuring out what things about me I didn’t really like and wanted to better before my next relationship.” The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum split from Fox, 36, in May 2020 after nearly 10 years of marriage. After calling it quits, Green explained that the exes have continued to put their three sons, Noah, 9, Bodhi, 8, and Journey, 5, first. (Green is also the father of 20-year-old Kassius, whom he shares with ex Vanessa Marcil.) “Winning honestly is for the kids,” he said. “One of the big things for me when we separated, I think people go into separation with the wrong idea. They think, ‘Well, I don’t want this to affect my kids.’ I don’t think it’s possible to not affect your kids.” The Los Angeles native added: “The part that you play in it is how it affects your kids. It’s either a horribly negative situation … or you make it as loving and kind and flexible as possible and you make sure that they are truly taken care of. At the point that they are, it’s amazing how much smoother everything else is.” [jwplayer g3QxCmeW-zhNYySv2] When it comes to moving forward, Green insisted that both he and the Transformers actress just want to create a happy and safe space for their boys. (Fox, for her part, is engaged to Machine Gun Kelly.) “The person that Megan chooses to be with and the life she chooses to lead, there aren’t many things that I have control over, nor do I want control over,” he explained on Wednesday. “I want my kids to have their life with their mom and I want their mom to be happy. They’re not in any sort of danger at this point so why would I step in and interrupt something that’s happening. My idea may not be any better than hers. We’re equal parents.” Burgess, for her part, has gotten to see how great Green and Fox are as coparents after she began dating the Adventures in Babysitting actor in late 2020. “Something I respect so much about Brian and Megan is that these kids are the No. 1 priority at all times,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 36, told host Nick Viall. “It’s really, really beautiful to see and it's a huge credit to them.” The Australia native, who is expecting her first child with Green in early July, revealed that the actor’s past has only helped their relationship grow. “I never felt like he put his past on me. We’ve always been very honest with each other. We were always very transparent with each other. … The idea of comparing yourself to anyone sets you up for failure,” Burgess said, referring to Green’s marriage to Fox. “To compare you to anyone’s past or history also sets you up for failure. You can only focus on who you are, how you love, how you can be for that person or how they can be for you and focus on the future ahead. While knowing that you have to make space for these things because they had a life before you.” Scroll down to learn more about Green’s dynamic with both Fox and Burgess: [podcast_block]

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Brian Austin Green Details Coparenting Dynamic With Ex-Wife Megan Fox, How Sharna Burgess Factors In

Keeping things cordial. Brian Austin Green broke down how his relationship has changed with ex-wife Megan Fox amid his new romance with Sharna Burgess. “I think the big thing for me was therapy,” the 48-year-old actor said on Wednesday, June 15, during an episode of the “Viall Files” podcast about what he’s learned from divorce. “I was really trying to, instead of looking at what went wrong in that relationship, figuring out what things about me I didn’t really like and wanted to better before my next relationship.” The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum split from Fox, 36, in May 2020 after nearly 10 years of marriage. After calling it quits, Green explained that the exes have continued to put their three sons, Noah, 9, Bodhi, 8, and Journey, 5, first. (Green is also the father of 20-year-old Kassius, whom he shares with ex Vanessa Marcil.) “Winning honestly is for the kids,” he said. “One of the big things for me when we separated, I think people go into separation with the wrong idea. They think, ‘Well, I don’t want this to affect my kids.’ I don’t think it’s possible to not affect your kids.” The Los Angeles native added: “The part that you play in it is how it affects your kids. It’s either a horribly negative situation … or you make it as loving and kind and flexible as possible and you make sure that they are truly taken care of. At the point that they are, it’s amazing how much smoother everything else is.” [jwplayer g3QxCmeW-zhNYySv2] When it comes to moving forward, Green insisted that both he and the Transformers actress just want to create a happy and safe space for their boys. (Fox, for her part, is engaged to Machine Gun Kelly.) “The person that Megan chooses to be with and the life she chooses to lead, there aren’t many things that I have control over, nor do I want control over,” he explained on Wednesday. “I want my kids to have their life with their mom and I want their mom to be happy. They’re not in any sort of danger at this point so why would I step in and interrupt something that’s happening. My idea may not be any better than hers. We’re equal parents.” Burgess, for her part, has gotten to see how great Green and Fox are as coparents after she began dating the Adventures in Babysitting actor in late 2020. “Something I respect so much about Brian and Megan is that these kids are the No. 1 priority at all times,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 36, told host Nick Viall. “It’s really, really beautiful to see and it's a huge credit to them.” The Australia native, who is expecting her first child with Green in early July, revealed that the actor’s past has only helped their relationship grow. “I never felt like he put his past on me. We’ve always been very honest with each other. We were always very transparent with each other. … The idea of comparing yourself to anyone sets you up for failure,” Burgess said, referring to Green’s marriage to Fox. “To compare you to anyone’s past or history also sets you up for failure. You can only focus on who you are, how you love, how you can be for that person or how they can be for you and focus on the future ahead. While knowing that you have to make space for these things because they had a life before you.” Scroll down to learn more about Green’s dynamic with both Fox and Burgess: [podcast_block]

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Divorce Reflections

“I really chose to not look at that situation as any sort of failing at all because it was a 15-year relationship, we have three beautiful kids, so it was really amazing at the end of the day,” the Desperate Housewives alum revealed. “I didn’t really take it as it fell apart or something went wrong. I think sometimes that's the natural progression of relationships with people. You have them in your life for the time you do, and you’re on the same path as somebody, so it clicks and it works easily, and then all of the sudden you grow apart.”

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How Sharna Stacks Up to Megan

“You can’t walk into a new situation with someone and expect them to leave behind everything that they’re experiencing or have been through,” Burgess said. “Brian had a whole life with another person and babies and I can’t expect that do be, ‘I’m No. 1 priority and what I need is [this].’”

She continued: “I wanted to know him, to support him, to love him. These people will be a part of his life forever, so I can’t expect to not take them into consideration too. But there is no comparison, and why would you compare? That obviously didn’t work for a reason. For me to compare myself to that or to bring that into this relationship doesn’t make sense. I can only focus on what I can control and who I am and show that to him and be that for him. And if that does work out in the end and we do have a good match then that’s amazing.”

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Coparenting Keys

“Megan and I, with what is it that we do professionally, we don’t have set schedules the same way a lot of other people do so a normal 2-2-5 or week-on, week-off don’t necessarily work. If she has to travel for work and she’s gone for a week and a half, it's then very important for me that the kids get to see their mom when she’s back in town.”

The BH90210 alum further explained, “So we try really hard to instead of judging work or traveling or the situations being harder that way and not being so set in stone, we really try and communicate. We share dates of what we know. Be as flexible as possible.”

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How Sharna 1st Connected With Megan

“After we’d been dating for about four or five months I was like, ‘Can I get Megan’s number?,’” the professional dancer said, noting she wanted to text the actress. “[I wanted] to reach out and say, ‘Hey, I’m around your kids all the time, if you ever want to know anything about me or if you ever want to get coffee, let me know. If there is any way I can support you in being part of this situation, let me know.’”

Burgess added: “And I think she really appreciated that. She said, ‘Thank you,’ and she’s thanked me for being great with her kids, too.”

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Stepparenting Boundaries

“Sharna reached out and [Megan] reached right back. We’ve all gone to the movies together and stuff like that. Megan’s really tried to be around and get to know Sharna,” Green said of their modern family. “Sharna’s in their life for everything. She’s an active part in all of that when the kids are at our house. The fact that they know she can openly talk to their mom also about things is invaluable.”

Burgess agreed with her man, saying, “It’s important for the kids. The kids know that we have a good relationship.” She joked that after stepping into “an instant family,” she learned that she was ready to become a full-time parent.

“I always wanted a big family and then I got to 36 and was like, ‘I can’t really pop out five kids.’ But maybe I will have one or two,” the TV personality continued. “I met the love of my life and these beautiful kids that I get to be a stepparent to and watch them grow. I love them so much. … I love kids. I love being a part of watching them grow. I love being a mum.”