On Being Single at 44: I'm Using a Dating App! on

The actress and mom of two is learning how to look for love with the help of modern technology

The singles scene has changed a lot since Busy Philipps was last on the market.

"I was never on dating apps before I got married," explains the Girls5eva actress, who split from screenwriter Marc Silverstein in 2021 after 15 years of marriage. "They didn't exist. There were no smartphones. It's so different now." Here, the mom of two (she shares Birdie, 15, and Cricket, 10, with Marc) talks to In Touch's Lindsay Hoffman about getting back out there at 44, her new Milf on the Shilf campaign with Stir (a dating app for single parents), and the celebrity who left her starstruck.

Tell us about setting up your dating profile. BP:

I put up some pictures and some things I'm looking for and just who I am, I guess.

I put that I have two kids. One advantage I have is my social media presence. Anyone who sees me on an app and wants to know more can go to my social media and find out a lot.