Kristin Cavallari Says Co-Parenting with Ex Jay Cutler Is the 'Ultimate Test' After Calling Their Relationship a 'Bumpy Road'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristin Cavallari (left) and Jay Cutler (right).Photo:Todd Williamson/NBC/Getty; Splash News

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Kristin Cavallariis opening up about her experience with co-parenting.The Hillsalum, 37, sat down withInterview Magazineand was asked about a series of topics, including co-parenting with exJay Cutler. Cavallari, who shares sons Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, 9, with Cutler, 41, had a brief answer to describe the experience.“The ultimate test in life,” Cavallari candidly replied.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cavallari has been open in the past about her relationship with Cutler, whom shesplit from in 2020 after 10 years together. Back in December, Cavallari gave an update onBunnie XO’sDumb Blondepodcast and called the relationshipa “bumpy road.““It’s been so up and down,” Cavallari said of co-parenting with Cutler, adding that there is “zero f—— consistency, which is really hard.“While she confessed, “It has not been easy, to say the least,” she recalled sitting next to him at a basketball game this year, calling it, “the best thing ever.““We made it!” she added, before joking, “And we haven’t sat together since. It’s a bumpy road.“On an October episode of her podcastLet’s Be Honest, the mom of three made arare comment about her custody agreementwith her former husband as she addressed hersplit from ex-boyfriend Mark Estes.“I have no interest in getting back into the dating world right now. I also don’t know how much time I have for dating,” Cavallari said. “When I was dating last fall, I was still doing split custody with my ex and I had every other week off from my kids and that’s changed.““So I’m really happy and really content having my life right now being about my kids and my work,” Cavallari continued. “Happiness for me is peace and peace for me is making this home exactly how I want it.““I’m a homebody. I really am. Being home and cooking and having friends over, those things make me happy. Beyond that, I don’t really have a lot of time for anything else.”

Kristin Cavallariis opening up about her experience with co-parenting.

The Hillsalum, 37, sat down withInterview Magazineand was asked about a series of topics, including co-parenting with exJay Cutler. Cavallari, who shares sons Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, 9, with Cutler, 41, had a brief answer to describe the experience.

“The ultimate test in life,” Cavallari candidly replied.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Cavallari has been open in the past about her relationship with Cutler, whom shesplit from in 2020 after 10 years together. Back in December, Cavallari gave an update onBunnie XO’sDumb Blondepodcast and called the relationshipa “bumpy road.”

“It’s been so up and down,” Cavallari said of co-parenting with Cutler, adding that there is “zero f—— consistency, which is really hard.”

While she confessed, “It has not been easy, to say the least,” she recalled sitting next to him at a basketball game this year, calling it, “the best thing ever.”

“We made it!” she added, before joking, “And we haven’t sat together since. It’s a bumpy road.”

On an October episode of her podcastLet’s Be Honest, the mom of three made arare comment about her custody agreementwith her former husband as she addressed hersplit from ex-boyfriend Mark Estes.

“I have no interest in getting back into the dating world right now. I also don’t know how much time I have for dating,” Cavallari said. “When I was dating last fall, I was still doing split custody with my ex and I had every other week off from my kids and that’s changed.”

“So I’m really happy and really content having my life right now being about my kids and my work,” Cavallari continued. “Happiness for me is peace and peace for me is making this home exactly how I want it.”

“I’m a homebody. I really am. Being home and cooking and having friends over, those things make me happy. Beyond that, I don’t really have a lot of time for anything else.”

source: people.com