Dax Shepard can’t recover from his connection to Alex Cooper’s husband, Matt Kaplan.
“You guys have a really, superb working relationship,” Shepard, 50, stated to Cooper, 30, on the Wondery+ early entry of his “Armchair Professional” podcast, which formally drops on Monday, June 16.
Shepard then requested cohost Monica Padman if she had seen Cooper’s husband earlier than.
“Dax is in love with him,” Cooper defined of Shepard’s curiosity in Kaplan, 41.
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Shepard, for his half, continued to gush over Kaplan and recalled the time they met at a Spotify occasion.
“He’s outrageously attractive. The second I noticed him on the airport, I instantly was like, ‘Oh my God you’re so f***ing attractive.’ And I stated to [Alex], ‘Good job, this man’s f***ing attractive.’ I believe later I discovered from him [that] he thought I used to be making enjoyable of him,” he defined. “However right here’s what’s loopy, Monica. It was deeper than simply that.”
Shepard added that after attending to know Cooper and Kaplan, he determined to be taught every little thing he might concerning the pair.
“As I’ve develop into pleasant with them on this journey, I begin researching you each in my resort room,” he shared. ”And guess what I found.”
Cooper theorized that possibly they “each dated the identical individual” however Shepard defined it was “deeper than that.” The Parenthood alum confessed that Kaplan seemed acquainted to him and it lastly got here collectively.
“I then went, ‘Oh sure, sure, sure. I’ve completely seen him earlier than.’ As a result of the primary time I ever noticed [Ashley Olsen] in actual life, she was with him, courting,” he stated. “Have a look at this f***ing man. This man has received it made. … I turned extra obsessive about him that day than her. Then I’m placing this all collectively and I’m like, ‘Oh sure, I’ve at all times been obsessive about this man.’”
Earlier than tying the knot with Cooper, Kaplan dated Olsen, 38, from 2001 to 2004 whereas they attended Columbia College. Shepard and Olsen went on so far in 2006, the identical yr she and sister Mary-Kate Olsen launched their vogue model, The Row.
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Cooper joked that Shepard and Kaplan’s “love affair is lovable.” Nonetheless, after his realization, Shepard puzzled how he ought to come clear to Kaplan about his findings. The “Name Her Daddy” host defined that her husband has a quiet demeanor initially — however will come out of his shell after some time.
“He’s such an fascinating man. He’s so form of shy and reserved at first, then when you get to know him, he will get extra open,” Cooper mirrored. “However I keep in mind at first, he was actually like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t know what to say to that.’ And I’m like, ‘Matt, he thinks you’re scorching! Take the praise!’”
Cooper and Kaplan met in 2020 and received engaged three years later. The couple walked down the aisle in April 2024.