Lisa Ann Walter at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles in March 2024.Photo:Frazer Harrison/GettyLisa Ann Walterdoesn’t quite know what her next relationship might look like.“It has been a challenge to find a long-lasting relationship in this town,” theAbbott Elementarystar, 62, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I don’t know where he is going to come from. One of the things that changes I think as you get older is your concept that you can arrange what your life looks like. You let go of that fantasy.”Walter divorced her first husband, Sam Braun, with whomshe shares son Jordan, 36, and daughter Delia, 32, in 1999 after hecame out as bisexual.“The kids are different now, but that was sort of a deal breaker for me at that time,” the actress says. “But we’re still great friends. He’s stays with me two nights a week and we watch90 Day Fiancétogether.”Her second marriage to the father of her 23-year-old twin sons Simon and Spencer ended less amicably.“He cheated. It was not fun,” Walter says of her second husband. “That one really wrecked me and broke my heart and messes with your trust. I was quite depressed for a while. It takes a minute to bounce back from that and start eating carbs again. But I did.”Lisa Ann Walter in Italy in summer 2023 with (clockwise from top) son Spencer, son Simon, ex-husband Sam, daughter Delia, son Jordan and Delia’s boyfriend Conor.COURTESY LISA ANN WALTERStill, Walter says she believes in love. “I’m a romantic,” she continues. “And if the right person came along, I would absolutely be open to it.”But Walter doesn’t know if that means she’ll say “I do” again.“There’s all sorts of reasons people have a relationship but don’t get married again,” the author ofThe Best Thing About My Ass Is That It’s Behind Mesays. “Younger women are like, ‘No, I’m fine with defining my relationship this way. I don’t have to do it the way traditionally it’s been done.’ It could look any way.”For more on Lisa Ann Walter, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now, or subscribehere.As for what she looks for in a relationship, Walter prioritizes intelligence over a sense of humor.“He has to be smart enough to get my jokes,” the comedian says. “A lot of times women say, ‘They make me laugh,’ and I’m like, ‘I got that department.’“Walter also likes a man who “challenges me,” she says. “I don’t care if he’s retired, but he has to have his own passion, the thing that he does that he loves. Other than that, does he like to eat my food? We’re good.”Elaine Hendrix (left) and Lisa Ann Walter at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2023.Frazer Harrison/GettyTheSAG Award winner’s future boyfriend also needs to love dogs, as Walter has a 12-year-old pup named Buster, the sibling of herParent Trapcostar and bestieElaine Hendrix’s late dog Ellie.“Ellie just passed from cancer, so I let Buster get away with anything now,” Walter explains. “He’s such a good boy and for the first time ever, he’s jumping on the bed to sleep with me. That was not allowed. He didn’t even try. Now he jumps up there and I’m just like, ‘Yeah, you can jump still.’ “Walter foresees that potentially being an issue should she ever welcome anyone into her bed. “I think about how it’s going to be when I start trying to put somebody in my bed long-term now that the dog thinks it’s OK to jump up on it,” she says. “I’m always going to pick the fella, don’t get me wrong.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Abbott Elementaryreturns to ABC on Wednesday, April 10, at 9 p.m. ET.
Lisa Ann Walter at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles in March 2024.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty
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Lisa Ann Walterdoesn’t quite know what her next relationship might look like.“It has been a challenge to find a long-lasting relationship in this town,” theAbbott Elementarystar, 62, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I don’t know where he is going to come from. One of the things that changes I think as you get older is your concept that you can arrange what your life looks like. You let go of that fantasy.”Walter divorced her first husband, Sam Braun, with whomshe shares son Jordan, 36, and daughter Delia, 32, in 1999 after hecame out as bisexual.“The kids are different now, but that was sort of a deal breaker for me at that time,” the actress says. “But we’re still great friends. He’s stays with me two nights a week and we watch90 Day Fiancétogether.”Her second marriage to the father of her 23-year-old twin sons Simon and Spencer ended less amicably.“He cheated. It was not fun,” Walter says of her second husband. “That one really wrecked me and broke my heart and messes with your trust. I was quite depressed for a while. It takes a minute to bounce back from that and start eating carbs again. But I did.”Lisa Ann Walter in Italy in summer 2023 with (clockwise from top) son Spencer, son Simon, ex-husband Sam, daughter Delia, son Jordan and Delia’s boyfriend Conor.COURTESY LISA ANN WALTERStill, Walter says she believes in love. “I’m a romantic,” she continues. “And if the right person came along, I would absolutely be open to it.”But Walter doesn’t know if that means she’ll say “I do” again.“There’s all sorts of reasons people have a relationship but don’t get married again,” the author ofThe Best Thing About My Ass Is That It’s Behind Mesays. “Younger women are like, ‘No, I’m fine with defining my relationship this way. I don’t have to do it the way traditionally it’s been done.’ It could look any way.”For more on Lisa Ann Walter, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now, or subscribehere.As for what she looks for in a relationship, Walter prioritizes intelligence over a sense of humor.“He has to be smart enough to get my jokes,” the comedian says. “A lot of times women say, ‘They make me laugh,’ and I’m like, ‘I got that department.’“Walter also likes a man who “challenges me,” she says. “I don’t care if he’s retired, but he has to have his own passion, the thing that he does that he loves. Other than that, does he like to eat my food? We’re good.”Elaine Hendrix (left) and Lisa Ann Walter at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2023.Frazer Harrison/GettyTheSAG Award winner’s future boyfriend also needs to love dogs, as Walter has a 12-year-old pup named Buster, the sibling of herParent Trapcostar and bestieElaine Hendrix’s late dog Ellie.“Ellie just passed from cancer, so I let Buster get away with anything now,” Walter explains. “He’s such a good boy and for the first time ever, he’s jumping on the bed to sleep with me. That was not allowed. He didn’t even try. Now he jumps up there and I’m just like, ‘Yeah, you can jump still.’ “Walter foresees that potentially being an issue should she ever welcome anyone into her bed. “I think about how it’s going to be when I start trying to put somebody in my bed long-term now that the dog thinks it’s OK to jump up on it,” she says. “I’m always going to pick the fella, don’t get me wrong.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Abbott Elementaryreturns to ABC on Wednesday, April 10, at 9 p.m. ET.
Lisa Ann Walterdoesn’t quite know what her next relationship might look like.
“It has been a challenge to find a long-lasting relationship in this town,” theAbbott Elementarystar, 62, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I don’t know where he is going to come from. One of the things that changes I think as you get older is your concept that you can arrange what your life looks like. You let go of that fantasy.”
Walter divorced her first husband, Sam Braun, with whomshe shares son Jordan, 36, and daughter Delia, 32, in 1999 after hecame out as bisexual.
“The kids are different now, but that was sort of a deal breaker for me at that time,” the actress says. “But we’re still great friends. He’s stays with me two nights a week and we watch90 Day Fiancétogether.”
Her second marriage to the father of her 23-year-old twin sons Simon and Spencer ended less amicably.
“He cheated. It was not fun,” Walter says of her second husband. “That one really wrecked me and broke my heart and messes with your trust. I was quite depressed for a while. It takes a minute to bounce back from that and start eating carbs again. But I did.”
Lisa Ann Walter in Italy in summer 2023 with (clockwise from top) son Spencer, son Simon, ex-husband Sam, daughter Delia, son Jordan and Delia’s boyfriend Conor.COURTESY LISA ANN WALTER
COURTESY LISA ANN WALTER
Still, Walter says she believes in love. “I’m a romantic,” she continues. “And if the right person came along, I would absolutely be open to it.”
But Walter doesn’t know if that means she’ll say “I do” again.
“There’s all sorts of reasons people have a relationship but don’t get married again,” the author ofThe Best Thing About My Ass Is That It’s Behind Mesays. “Younger women are like, ‘No, I’m fine with defining my relationship this way. I don’t have to do it the way traditionally it’s been done.’ It could look any way.”
For more on Lisa Ann Walter, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now, or subscribehere.
As for what she looks for in a relationship, Walter prioritizes intelligence over a sense of humor.
“He has to be smart enough to get my jokes,” the comedian says. “A lot of times women say, ‘They make me laugh,’ and I’m like, ‘I got that department.’“
Walter also likes a man who “challenges me,” she says. “I don’t care if he’s retired, but he has to have his own passion, the thing that he does that he loves. Other than that, does he like to eat my food? We’re good.”
Elaine Hendrix (left) and Lisa Ann Walter at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2023.Frazer Harrison/Getty
TheSAG Award winner’s future boyfriend also needs to love dogs, as Walter has a 12-year-old pup named Buster, the sibling of herParent Trapcostar and bestieElaine Hendrix’s late dog Ellie.“Ellie just passed from cancer, so I let Buster get away with anything now,” Walter explains. “He’s such a good boy and for the first time ever, he’s jumping on the bed to sleep with me. That was not allowed. He didn’t even try. Now he jumps up there and I’m just like, ‘Yeah, you can jump still.’ “
Walter foresees that potentially being an issue should she ever welcome anyone into her bed. “I think about how it’s going to be when I start trying to put somebody in my bed long-term now that the dog thinks it’s OK to jump up on it,” she says. “I’m always going to pick the fella, don’t get me wrong.”
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