Cheryl Hines is shedding mild on the extreme — and generally excessive — moments that outlined her life with presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. throughout his 2024 marketing campaign.
Hines revealed that at one level, Kennedy, whom she affectionately calls “Bobby,” recommended they faux to be separated to ease public scrutiny in a candid interview with Fox Information Digital.
“In my e-book, ‘Unscripted,’ I speak about this as a result of issues acquired … dramatic throughout this presidential marketing campaign,” Hines stated, referencing her new memoir. “Some folks have been very upset that I used to be even married to Bobby. They have been vocally coming at me as a result of I’m married to Bobby. So Bobby felt like, ‘You shouldn’t be having to take that warmth. So why don’t we simply say we’re separated?’”
Whereas the gesture got here from a spot of concern, Hines admitted she didn’t assume it could have helped.
“It was a really candy notion, however yeah, I didn’t assume that was useful,” she advised Fox Information Digital. “What wanted to occur — and what did occur — is we acquired nearer collectively. I understood the sentiment behind it, however for this reason I feel the e-book is so attention-grabbing: you’re in these distinctive conditions that no person else can think about.”
Hines, 60, is finest identified for taking part in Larry David’s on-screen spouse in HBO’s hit comedy, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Off-screen, she’s been married to Kennedy since 2014.
Earlier than her marriage to Kennedy, Hines was married to producer Paul Younger. The 2 share one daughter, Catherine, born in 2004.
“For a pair to say, ‘Perhaps we should always simply say we’re not with one another anymore and our lives can be simpler’ — it’s like, nicely, issues have gotten to that time. That’s fairly dramatic and fairly excessive,” Hines added. “And that’s one of many explanation why I wished to write down the e-book … experiences which might be very as soon as in a lifetime.”
The Emmy-nominated actress has stood by Kennedy by the highs and lows of his political and private life, just lately sharing the extreme scrutiny and security fears that got here along with his presidential run.
Hines stated the marketing campaign’s strain wasn’t nearly media consideration — she additionally lived with fixed worry for her husband’s security, given the tragic historical past of the Kennedy household.
“I used to be very fearful for his security,” Hines stated. “As most individuals know, his uncle, John Kennedy, was assassinated. His father, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated whereas he was operating for president. So when Bobby ran for president, it was very tense. For good motive. I imply, I noticed any individual breaking into our home — watching him stroll into the yard — and I see the safety man coming at him along with his weapon out. It’s 10:00 within the morning.”
The strain escalated additional when a person armed with loaded weapons confirmed up at certainly one of Kennedy’s rallies and was arrested on the spot.
Regardless of the rising threats, Kennedy’s repeated requests for Secret Service safety have been denied, Hines stated, including that it solely heightened their anxiousness.
“On the time, Bobby stored requesting Secret Service and stored getting denied. So it was a really tense time,” she advised Fox Information Digital.
Hines — who portrayed Cheryl David on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” all through its run — mirrored on her journey from bartending in Los Angeles to incomes a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame in her new venture.
Her memoir, “Unscripted,” additionally dives into her life earlier than Hollywood, her advocacy work for United Cerebral Palsy (impressed by her late nephew), and the challenges of navigating a blended household within the Kennedy highlight.
When Fox Information Digital requested what readers can anticipate from her new e-book, Hines stated the objective is easy: “to have enjoyable.”
“Life isn’t good, you already know? Issues occur — you don’t get to decide on once they occur. I misplaced my nephew in the course of the presidential marketing campaign, throughout Bobby’s presidential marketing campaign,” Hines stated. “So it was a dramatic time. Once you learn it, you’ll see everyone has challenges. You don’t get to choose once they come, however you possibly can transfer by them — it’s not simple, however that’s OK.”
“Life isn’t all the time imagined to be simple,” she added. “However when it’s good, you must discover that it’s good — concentrate and revel in it.”
“Unscripted” is about to be launched Nov. 11.
