Kristen Bell breaks her silence after a controversial anniversary post

Kristen Bell talks about the key to making her marriage last.

THE Frozen The star, 45, revealed in a recent interview that her 12-year relationship with husband Dax Shepard works because they share a mutual “commitment to growth” and understand each other’s creative highs and lows.

“I love being married to an actor,” she told host Andy Cohen while promoting Season 2 of her Netflix comedy. Nobody wants that co-starring Adam Brody.

“We understand each other’s highs and lows, excitements and complaints. We’re both creative, so we can get deep into a random conversation and just feel like we’re creating something together.”

Bell added that she knew she had “picked the right person” in Shepard because of his constant drive to improve. “I’m glad I chose my husband because he has a commitment to growth at all times,” she said. “I don’t like the idea that you’re looking for your perfect puzzle piece, because you also have to become a puzzle piece that fits someone else.”

“Sometimes it will fall and sometimes it will roll,” he explained. “But we’re not going to have checks and balances because we’re going to realize — it’s not me against you, it’s us against the world.”

Earlier this month, Bell sparked controversy as she not only forgot her 12th wedding anniversary, but also raised concerns about domestic violence in her attempt to be funny in her tribute to her husband.

“Happy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once told me, ‘I would never kill you. Many men have killed their wives at some point. Even though I have a strong motive to kill you, I would never do it.”

The post drew mixed reactions with some fans calling it inappropriate, while others praised the couple’s self-deprecating humor.

Bell and Shepard married in 2013 in a simple courthouse ceremony that cost just $100. They had long vowed not to marry until same-sex marriage became legal in California.

“The last thing we wanted to do was add stress — who’s invited, what’s for dinner,” Sheppard said. The Node at that time. “We’d rather buy a house for a family member.”

The couple share two daughters, Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 10. Over the years, they’ve been open about their ups and downs, including Sheppard’s battle with addiction.