Cheryl Hines reveals why she hasn’t spoken to Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David

After months of speculation, Cheryl Hines finally spoke up about her relationship with Larry David, her on-screen husband of more than two decades on Curb Your Enthusiasm. In a candid conversation on Hot Mics with Billy Bush, the actress admitted that she and the comedy icon hadn’t spoken since her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., took a position in the Trump administration.

“I love Larry and I think Larry loves me, I think it’s just politics. We, you know, it makes conversations,” Hines explained.

Her comments followed a Daily Mail report claiming she had been “iced out” of David’s new HBO series, a project produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Cheryl Hines and David’s on-screen partnership began back in 2000 and lasted nearly a quarter of a century, culminating with Curb’s final season in 2024. She told Bush that the last time she saw David was during a screening of that final season in April 2024.

Interestingly, it was David himself who introduced Cheryl Hines to RFK Jr. back in 2011. The couple married in August 2014 after three years of dating, a full-circle connection that now feels tinged with irony.

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Cheryl Hines claims ‘The View’ hosts ignored her memoir to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr

While speaking on the Hot Mics With Billy Bush podcast, Cheryl Hines revealed that she believed her recent appearance on The View had been driven more by interest in her husband than in her own work.

The actress explained that she went on the ABC talk show hoping to promote her memoir Unscripted, only to face a string of questions about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political involvement and his position in the Trump administration.

Cheryl Hines admitted the experience unfolded much as she had anticipated but said she had hoped for something different. When Bush asked about the tense on-air exchange that viewers across the country had seen, she responded,

“I was actually hoping that it was going to be more personal on The View but it was what it was. They just wanted to grill me about Bobby,” she shared.

Bush then asked whether she could tell when a host hadn’t read her book. Cheryl Hines didn’t hesitate and said:

“Yes, I don’t think the ladies on The View asked me one question about the book. But, you know, that’s ok,” she replied.

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Cheryl Hines defends husband RFK Jr. during tense exchange with ‘The View’ cohosts

Cheryl Hines didn’t hold back when it came to defending her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a tense exchange with The View cohosts about his new role as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. The actress described her husband as “completely different from anyone I’ve met in my life,” prompting Joy Behar to shoot back, “That’s for sure.”

That remark set the tone for what followed. Hines pushed back against the panel’s earlier criticisms of Kennedy, including Sunny Hostin’s past references to his “brain worm” and questions about his qualifications to serve in a senior government position under President Donald Trump.

“I know you ladies, I know you love to talk about him,” Hines shared.

Hostin then pressed Hines on her husband’s Presidential campaign and his eventual decision to endorse Trump, despite their earlier clashes on the campaign trail. “By the way, that happens in a political campaign all the time,” Hines said in response to Hostin’s question about whether she had shared her concerns with her husband regarding his alignment with Trump.

“I always share all of my concerns with my husband. I have not been a political person. I haven’t posted anything on social media other than go out and vote. I never told people who they should vote for, with Bobby, that was a very difficult decision to make with President Trump. It was a crazy year-and-a-half with Bobby running,” she explained.

Hines went on to praise Trump for his efforts to lower prescription drug costs but admitted she remained “guarded about” her husband’s support for him.

“It was complicated, because it’s a big change politically, he starts out as a Democrat. When I first registered to vote, I registered as an independent, through the years, I changed to Democrat, now I’m back to independent. So, for Bobby, in the course of a year-and-a-half, two years, to go from a Democrat to now working with President Trump, that’s a long, that’s a leap,” she explained.

Hines’s comments across both interviews offered a rare look into how celebrity, politics, and personal identity often collide in today’s cultural landscape. Cheryl Hines continues to navigate the tricky overlap between Hollywood, politics, and personal loyalty. Her focus, however, remained on her own voice, one that she’s now channeling through her memoir.