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Cheryl Hines reveals where she stands with 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' co-star Larry David after political divide

Prett-ay, prett-ay, prett-ay awkward.

Cheryl Hines has revealed where she stands with former “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star Larry David following the pair’s rumored divide over politics.

Larry David and Cheryl Hines attend the 7th season premiere of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" at Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios lot on September 15, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
Larry David and Cheryl Hines at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood, California, on Sept. 15, 2009. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic.com
Billy Bush and Cheryl Hines during a talk show.
Billy Bush and Hines during Bush’s “Hot Mics” talk show on Oct. 27, 2025. YouTube/@HotMicswithBillyBush

The actress, whose husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serves as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, opened up about the state of her and David’s friendship during an episode of Billy Bush’s “Hot Mics” talk show released Monday.

“I think that relationship changed a little, hasn’t it?” Bush asked Hines during their chat.

“I haven’t talked to him in a while,” the “RV” star, 60, admitted.

Larry David speaks onstage during the Curb Your Enthusiasm FYC Panel at DGA Theater Complex on April 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
David at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles, California, on April 10, 2022. FilmMagic for HBO
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before Kennedy is sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Hines in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Getty Images

Hines went on to suggest that she hasn’t spoken to David, 78, since the 12th and final season of “Curb” premiered in January 2024.

However, the comedian recalled how happy she was after landing a role on the hit HBO series in a segment of her new book, “Unscripted,” which releases Nov. 11.

“I mean, [David] loved you from the beginning,” Bush said while referencing her upcoming memoir. “You said, ‘This is the greatest audition and greatest moment of my life’ when you got this.”

Cheryl Hines and Larry David during a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" premiere in New York City on Sept. 27, 2017.
Hines and David during a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” premiere in New York City on Sept. 27, 2017. Dave Allocca/Starpix
Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend the season 12 premiere of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" at Directors Guild Of America on January 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Hines and Kennedy Jr. at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 30, 2024. Getty Images

“I love Larry, and I think Larry loves me,” Hines replied. “I think it’s just politics, it makes conversations…”

But the “Along Came Polly” actress failed to finish her sentence before Bush interjected and brought up an essay David penned for the New York Times earlier this year titled “My Dinner With Adolf.”

The Post has reached out to David’s rep for comment.

Cheryl Hines and Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Hines and David during Season 1 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” HBO
Cheryl Hines and Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Hines and David in a later season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Hines joined “Curb” when the popular comedy series debuted on HBO in 2000. She remained a member of the main cast for every season except Season 8, in which she only appeared in a guest role.

Back in 2022, Hines opened up about how David introduced her to Kennedy during a ski event fundraiser in 2004. The couple hit it off and went on to tie the knot in 2014.

“He introduced us, just because we were at the same event,” she said during Alec Baldwin’s “Here’s the Thing” podcast three years ago. “But then later Larry was like, ‘That’s a terrible idea. No, no, no. Don’t get involved.’”

Cheryl Hines and Larry David during a premiere.
Hines and David during a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” premiere in New York City on Sept. 27, 2017. Dave Allocca/Starpix
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his wife Cheryl Hines attend the Vice Presidential Dinner at the National Gallery of Art on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Kennedy and Hines attend the Vice Presidential Dinner at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, on Jan. 18, 2025. Getty Images

“Cut to we’ve been married for eight years,” she added at the time.

But in 2023, when Kennedy, 71, was still running in the 2024 presidential election, David spoke out to clarify that he wasn’t “supporting” Hines’ husband for the White House.

“Yes love and support,” he told the New York Times that June, “but I’m not ‘supporting’ him.”

Cheryl Hines and Sonny Hostin on "The View."
Hines and Sonny Hostin argue about the comedian’s husband on “The View” on Oct. 14, 2025. ABC/The View

More recently, Hines butted heads with the co-hosts of “The View” while appearing on the ABC talk show to promote “Unscripted.”

She opened up about that experience as well during her chat with Bush for his talk show.

“You know, I was actually hoping that it was going to be more personal on ‘The View,’” Hines told the former “Access Hollywood” host. “But it was what it was.”

After claiming that the “View” panel just “wanted to grill” her about her husband, Hines lamented that she didn’t even have a chance to discuss her new memoir.

“I mean, I don’t think the ladies on ‘The View’ asked me one question about my book,” she continued. “But, you know, that’s okay.”