Cher boldly tells Dax Shepard that his wife Kristen Bell could do better: ‘You must have something that I don’t see’

Cher did not hold back on Dax Shepard as she staunchly declared to his face that Kristen Bell was ‘definitely the better half’ in their marriage.

The 79-year-old music icon – who claims she manifested her 39-year-old toyboy boyfriend – appeared on the 51-year-old Shepard’s podcast Armchair Expert as they were also joined by Bell, 45.

Cher and Bell have history as they starred in 2010 film Burlesque together and as Shepard talked about how his no frills way of communicating and even past trauma brought him into his high-profile marriage, the Believe hitmaker boldly heaped praise on his wife.

Cher said: ‘You’re lucky. She is definitely the better half.’

Though the conversation between Cher and Bell, Shepard brought it back to that comment.

He asked the music megastar: ‘Who would be your dream partner for her? Cause I know you think she could do better, and I don’t disagree.’ 

Cher could not come up with anyone she would rather the Nobody Wants This Star be with on the fly, but she did get one last dig in on Shepard regarding the matter.

She said: ‘The truth is, I trust her. So you must have something that I don’t see.’ 

This came months after Bell faced backlash from domestic violence advocates after sharing a disturbing anniversary post on Instagram quoting husband  Shepard saying he was ‘heavily incentivized to kill’ her.

The jarring caption, shared to mark their 12th wedding anniversary back in October, quickly ignited global outrage.

‘Happy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me: ‘I would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point. Even though I’m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would,’ the Frozen star wrote.

The post immediately sparked backlash online, with many survivors and advocacy groups condemning it as ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘insensitive’ – particularly given that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Bell has yet to publicly address the criticism, remove the post and skipped her scheduled appearance on the Today show days after the controversial post.

At the time. The Daily Mail has reached out to Bell’s representatives multiple times, but have not heard back at this time.

The couple first met in 2004 at a friend’s birthday dinner, though Bell once admitted her first impression of the Armchair Expert host wasn’t exactly love at first sight.

‘That guy from Punk’d talks so much. Woah, he’s chatty,’ she recalled during a June 2024 appearance on SiriusXM’s Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson & Woody Harrelson (Sometimes). ‘We had no chemistry that night.’

They reconnected three years later at a hockey game — and that’s when sparks flew, thanks to a surprisingly unsanitary (and bold) move.

‘He asked me for a piece of gum,’ Bell explained. ‘I said, ‘No, just this,’ and kind of coyly took it out of my mouth. And he grabbed it from me and goes, ‘I’ll take it.’ Then he put it in his mouth, and I was like, this guy wants to f**k me. After that, I was absolutely smitten.’

Still, things didn’t take off right away as Shepard got cold feet and briefly ended things, only to call her four days later, admitting he’d made ‘a big mistake.’

They’ve since become one of Hollywood’s most outspoken couples, known for their candid discussions about therapy, parenting and marriage. 

Bell has also gushed that every new discovery about Shepard ‘leaves [her] more and more impressed.’

‘He’s so protective, he’s so loyal, he’s curious, he’s constantly researching things to get new perspective, he challenges himself, he’s self-critical,’ she said.

The pair tied the knot in 2013 after Bell re-proposed to Shepard, exchanging vows in a low-key ceremony at a Beverly Hills courthouse.

They now share two daughters, Lincoln, 11, and Delta, 9.