Chynna Phillips’ husband, Billy Baldwin, has revealed how he really feels about her publicly sharing her family’s “most intimate secrets,” and made it clear that he thinks his wife should keep personal details of their relationship out of Internet.
Chynna, 56, has made a series of shocking confessions about her marriage on her YouTube channel, called California Preachin’, in recent weeks, speaking in detail about how her new Christian faith caused a serious “rift” in her relationship. and even admitting that they had secretly separated for six months.
But now her husband of 28 years, Billy, 61, has weighed in on her extreme honesty and told her that “some things” she had talked about should not be shared online.
In a new video uploaded to her channel this week, the actress, who was wearing a British rocker costume after an ’80s party they had attended, and the former musician talked about finding a ‘balance’ that would allow her to remain open. . with her followers, at the same time that she ‘protects her family’.
Chynna Phillips’ husband Billy Baldwin has revealed how he really feels when she publicly shares her family’s ‘most intimate secrets’.
Chynna, 56, has made a series of shocking confessions about her marriage on her YouTube channel, called California Preachin’, in recent weeks.
Chynna explained that she sometimes had a hard time keeping what was going on because she felt like she was being “fake” to her viewers.
“When I started California Preachin’ it talked about such raw, honest things, and then our family started to explode and go a little crazy,” she said.
‘I feel like I haven’t been able to be as authentic and direct because obviously I want to protect our family and I also want to be respectful and it’s not appropriate.
But now her husband of 28 years, Billy, 61, has weighed in on her extreme honesty and told her that “some things” she had talked about should not be shared online.
“These are things I can’t talk about on a public platform, but at the same time I don’t want it to be misinterpreted as being false.”
‘It’s been really difficult for me. It’s like walking a tightrope because I want to be honest but at the same time I can’t. I feel bad about that.’
But Billy told his wife that she shouldn’t feel bad about it. He explained: ‘(Most people) don’t go on YouTube and come out publicly with all of their family’s most intimate secrets.
‘Some of the things you just don’t talk about and take to the grave. It’s about balance.
“You’re very open and people love that about you, but that doesn’t mean you have to talk about everything, especially if there are going to be implications for other people.”
In a new video, the actress and former musician talked about finding a ‘balance’ that would allow her to continue being open with her followers, while also ‘protecting her family.’
Chynna explained that she sometimes had a hard time keeping what was going on because she felt like she was being “fake” to her viewers.
Billy suggested that from now on, Chynna should focus on discussing “what’s going on in the world” with her followers and leave “personal stuff” out of her videos.
Billy suggested that from now on, Chynna should focus on discussing “what’s going on in the world” with her followers and leave “personal stuff” out of her videos.
“People are interested in knowing what we are struggling with, but let’s not cross that border, that line of dysfunction and intimacy,” he added.
“There are things we shouldn’t share publicly, (their viewers) wouldn’t share that kind of thing and would agree that we shouldn’t do it.”
In January, Chynna, who converted to Christianity in 2022, He candidly admitted that his faith had caused a division between her and Billy in a YouTube video.
She claimed her religion had caused a “power struggle” between her and her husband, whom she married in 1995 and with whom she had three children.
She shared: “I’ve been with Billy for 32 years and we have a wonderful marriage, but we’ve definitely had the hardest years of our marriage in the last few years, it’s been a real struggle.”
‘I think it’s because I dove deep into Jesus and I think he didn’t quite know what to do with it because it was all Jesus all the time.
‘We had a kind of power struggle. The Bible says (wives) are to submit and (men) are the head and that’s all true, but it also says that the man is supposed to treat the wife like the church and all that, so I think “I was just struggling with it.”
At the time, the mother of three said she and the actor had “separated for six months,” but did not specify when the breakup occurred.
Chynna also said that she and Billy feel like they have very little in common lately.
“Sometimes he says, ‘You don’t like the things I like. “You don’t like politics, you don’t like wrestling, you don’t like the philanthropic things that I do,” he continued.
“We did a couple of things together and it was amazing and very rewarding, but we never found something that we can both hold on to and do together as a team, so I pray that in 2024 we will find something that we can both do together and that we find it really satisfactory.
In January, Chynna, who converted to Christianity in 2022, candidly admitted that her faith had caused a divide between her and Billy in a YouTube video.
Then, a few weeks later, the two sat down for an unflinchingly honest on-screen discussion about their marital problems.
They said the former socialite’s dedication to Jesus had become a “glaring issue” which left Billy wondering if they were “going to make it in the long run”.
‘I’m not 23 years old anymore, I met him when I was 23 and I’m changing. I’m growing up, you know?
‘I am not the same person I was 30 years ago and I refuse to have the same marriage we had 30 years ago. It is time for us to mature and grow.â
Then, a few weeks later, the two sat down for a completely honest on-screen discussion about their marital problems, saying that the former socialite’s dedication to Jesus had become a “blatant issue” that left Billy wondering if they were going to “make it.” in the long run.’
“You and I have this kind of systemic problem in our relationship, which we’ve been very honest about from the beginning, and that is that you see your life and the world through a very different lens than I do,” he told her. Chynna to Billy.
‘Sometimes that tends to cause rifts and small chasms in our relationship, and we are doing our best to navigate those differences.
‘The Christianity aspect has been an obvious topic for a while because (religion) has invaded my life in many ways.
‘It may even have made you wonder if you and I can really pull it off in the long run.
‘You would never divorce me for that, but (I think you’re wondering), “Can we truly stay happy, connected, and thrive with me on this Jesus journey?”
Billy admitted that her speaking out about their brief separation had left him “uncomfortable” because he “really didn’t want it to be revealed.”
He also criticized the media for making it seem worse than it was, insisting that they had “worked on it and everything was fine now.”
“The headlines suggested that you were in a very draining or difficult relationship, almost like an abusive situation, for a long time that ultimately resulted in a breakup,” he told Chynna.
“It made me feel bad, like I was implying or suggesting that we’ve had a bad relationship or that you were in an unhealthy situation.”
Chynna stated that she was “shocked” by all the articles that surfaced after her video and insisted that despite some of their problems, she “still absolutely loved” Billy.
‘My feelings (for you) have only grown, increased and intensified over the years. And I say it with all my heart,’ she concluded. ‘I love you with all my heart.’