Overview
- On the Dec. 17 Call Her Daddy podcast, Deschanel said she, ex-husband Jacob Pechenik and fiancé Jonathan Scott communicate in a shared group chat and spend time together for the kids.
- She described taking vacations and socializing as a trio, noting her priority is that daughter Elsie, 10, and son Charlie, 8, “are happy and thriving.”
- Deschanel said she and Pechenik kept their divorce largely under wraps to protect their children and set a protocol to meet new partners before introducing them to the kids.
- Asked about wedding plans, she said pressure from Scott’s design standards and venue costs have slowed decisions, adding they’re not in a rush and remain in an exploratory phase with no date set.
- She recounted Scott’s August 2023 proposal at Edinburgh Castle and revealed he even offered to iron her outfit the day he popped the question.