Kim Basinger has shared her struggles with ex-husband Alec Baldwin in a very rare Red Table Talk interview, which aired on Wednesday.
The L.A. Confidential actress, 68, appeared on the show with daughter Ireland, 26, and discussed her 'heavy-duty, very out loud' divorce from Alec, 64, who she was married to from 1993 until 2002.
The star made is clear that she and Alec didn’t always see 'eye to eye' and that 'he’s a challenge.'
Looking back: Kim Basinger, 68, appeared on the Red Table Talk on Wednesday and discussed her 'heavy-duty, very out loud' divorce from Alec Baldwin, 64
The way they were: Basinger and Baldwin met on the set of the romantic comedy The Marrying Man in 1991, and went on to marry in 1993; Pictured during 1999 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Host Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, asked Kim whether she was able to communicate with Alec about Ireland's anxiety issues.
'Parenting can be difficult, and Ireland having the anxiety issues that she's had, was that a difficult process with Alec, or were you guys able to kind of see eye to eye on how to handle it?'
'Eye to eye?' a bemused Kim asked. 'No. No, that was not – Alec’s a funny one,' she laughed. 'We’re all fine and we all get along, whatever. But he’s been — but he’s a challenge.'
A challenge: The star made is clear that she and Alec didn’t see 'eye to eye' adding, 'We’re all fine and we all get along, whatever. But he’s been — but he’s a challenge'
Anxiety: She also revealed that Alec was not 'emotionally or mentally available' to talk about their daughter Ireland's, 26, anxiety: 'Alec, you know, operates in a very different way in his life'
'We’ve had our challenges. And I don’t think Alec was emotionally or mentally available for that kind of talk.
