The Pressure is powerful along with her. Rachel Bilson confirmed off a deck of Star Wars playing cards that includes her ex Hayden Christensen in honor of Star Wars Day.
The O.C. alum, 41, shared a photograph of the playing cards through her Instagram Story on Wednesday, Could 4, including the hashtag, “MayThe4thBeWithYou.” (Followers of the franchise have lengthy celebrated the date as a vacation, in reference to the saga’s well-known catchphrase, “Could the Pressure be with you.”)
Bilson’s deck is a daily deck of taking part in playing cards, however every card reveals a distinct character from the movie collection. Christensen, 42, seems as Anakin Skywalker on the ace of diamonds card. Different playing cards within the picture featured Harrison Ford as Han Solo, the late Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu.
The Hart of Dixie veteran and Christensen — who share daughter Briar Rose, 8 — started relationship in 2008 after assembly on the set of their film Jumper. Us Weekly completely confirmed in September 2017 that the duo referred to as it quits after practically 10 years collectively. “She’s full-time again in L.A. He’s in Toronto,” an insider instructed Us on the time. “They’ve been on the outs for a few months.”
One month later, a supply instructed Us that Emma Roberts was on the heart of the duo’s break up. In line with The Blast, Bilson discovered textual content messages between Christensen and his Little Italy costar, 32, which led her to imagine that the 2 have been having an inappropriate relationship.
Within the years since, nonetheless, the pair have maintained an amicable coparenting relationship.
“It’s been going fairly properly,” Bilson completely instructed Us in December 2020 when requested about how the pair have been dealing with parenthood amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s additionally good since you’re caught in the home [because of lockdowns]. So, for her to have one other home to go to, I feel that’s truly been useful. So, all in all, it’s been good.”
The Nashville alum went on to joke that Briar Rose has no concept her dad performed one of the vital well-known film villains of all time. “When that [time] comes, I don’t know the way that’ll in all probability fare in class as a result of no person will mess along with her!” Bilson quipped.
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
A number of months later, the Life Occurs actress revealed that her daughter knew her dad was in Star Wars however nonetheless hadn’t seen any of the films. “I’d prefer to maintain it that means,” Bilson mentioned throughout an April 2021 interview on the “Betches Mother” podcast. “Thank God [she hasn’t seen them], as a result of he kills youngsters [in the movies], so let’s maintain that from her till she’s, like, 80.”
When Christensen reprised his position as Anakin in Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ final 12 months, the Shattered Glass actor mentioned that Briar Rose truly helped him get again within the swing of wielding a lightsaber. “We’ve got a pair lightsabers kicking round the home,” the Life as a Home actor defined throughout a June 2022 look on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon. “She was my first lightsaber coaching companion once I got here again to the Obi-Wan present.”
Even then, nonetheless, Briar Rose hadn’t seen any of her dad’s work within the movies. “She is aware of Daddy’s Darth Vader, [but] she’s by no means seen Daddy as Darth Vader,” the Canada native mentioned. “I’m nonetheless ready just a little bit, , till that occurs. I’d present her the prequels quickly, however nonetheless, there’s some scenes we would must quick ahead by means of.”
