The Moment
Tyler Stanaland, the surfer-turned-realtor who became a breakout face of Selling the OC, just pulled a fast one on the fandom: he’s married. He and writer Hannah Morrissey quietly eloped in Laguna Beach in late November, only about six weeks after announcing their engagement, according to a recent wedding feature in a national entertainment magazine.
The twist isn’t that Tyler got married. It’s the timing – and the ex weighing in.
His co-star and former flame Alex Hall has finally broken her silence in a new interview, and on the surface she’s all good vibes. “I genuinely want nothing but the best for him and want him to find happiness, and it seems like he has,” she said.
#Exclusive 👀 ‘Selling the OC’ star Alex Hall breaks her silence on Tyler Stanaland’s elopement.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) December 4, 2025
Then she slipped in the part everyone’s underlining: she hopes Tyler isn’t “repeating old patterns” with his new wife. Alex admits people might hear wedding “sirens” over such a quick elopement, and while she says she’s not judging – calling herself spontaneous too – she adds that she just hopes Hannah doesn’t get hurt the way, in her view, his ex-wife and Alex herself did.
For the record, Alex also stresses there’s “no bad blood” and that she truly hopes Tyler and Hannah are still happy together 50 years from now. So this is a blessing… with a warning label.
The Take
I’m going to say the quiet part out loud: this is the most supportive and strategic ex-girlfriend statement I’ve seen in years.
On one hand, Alex hits all the grown-up notes. No trash talk. No vague-posting. She congratulates Tyler, wishes him a lifetime of happiness, and even emphasizes she wants the world to know there’s no feud. For reality TV standards, that’s practically a peace treaty signed in glitter ink.
On the other hand, that phrase – “repeating old patterns” – is doing the heaviest lifting in Orange County. She doesn’t drag him outright, but she doesn’t exactly hand him a halo either. She reminds everyone that Tyler has a track record: a marriage to actress Brittany Snow that ended in 2022, plus all the blurred lines and almost-romance with Alex that played out in 4K on their show.
And let’s talk timing. In the most recent season of Selling the OC, we watched Tyler sit across from Alex, turn into what she herself described as a blubbering mess, and tell her he’ll always love her. That’s not subtle. Cut to a few weeks after that season hits viewers… he’s suddenly engaged to someone else and, within a month and a half, secretly married. That’s emotional whiplash, not just for Alex, but for anyone who’s ever tried to keep up with a person who moves through relationships like open houses.
Alex’s statement reads like she’s showing up to the wedding with a very nice gift and a discreet fire extinguisher. “Congratulations, you two! Here’s a toaster… and also a gentle reminder that this place has caught fire before.”
There’s another layer, especially for those of us 40 and up who’ve seen a few love cycles: in your 20s, a whirlwind elopement after a teary confession to an ex looks romantic. By your 40s, it starts to look like a pattern – someone chasing feelings instead of doing the work in between them.
Still, I don’t read Alex as bitter here. If anything, she sounds like someone who has finally stepped off the roller coaster and is waving at the next rider with a mix of kindness and caution. It’s the rare reality-TV ex who can wish you well and still quietly fact-check your history at the same time.
Receipts
Confirmed:
- Tyler Stanaland is a cast member on Netflix’s Selling the OC, a spin-off of Selling Sunset.
- When the show began, Tyler was married to actress Brittany Snow. Their relationship ended in 2022, according to public statements at the time.
- On early seasons of the show, fans watched Tyler and Alex Hall develop clear on-screen chemistry while he was still married, and later explore a brief romance after his separation.
- In the most recent season, Tyler and Alex sat down on-camera to unpack their past, where he became emotional and told her he would always love her.
- Tyler later got engaged to Hannah Morrissey and, according to a joint interview the couple gave to a national entertainment magazine, the pair secretly wed in Laguna Beach at the end of November, around six weeks after their engagement.
- In a new on-the-record interview, Alex says she wants “nothing but the best” for Tyler, hopes he’s found happiness, and emphasizes there’s no bad blood.
- In the same interview, Alex also says she hopes Hannah doesn’t get hurt and that Tyler is not “repeating old patterns” like she feels he did in past relationships.
Unverified / Interpretation:
- Whether Tyler’s emotional sit-down with Alex and his engagement to Hannah overlapped in real time the way they appear to on TV. Editing can compress or stretch timelines.
- Whether Tyler’s past behavior crosses from “flirty” to “inappropriate” – that’s a judgment call viewers and the people involved may see differently.
- Alex’s true feelings today – whether she’s fully moved on or still processing – can only be known to her, regardless of how composed she sounds in interviews.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you only half-watch these glossy real estate shows while folding laundry, here’s the quick refresher. Tyler Stanaland joined Selling the OC as the laid-back surfer husband of Pitch Perfect actress Brittany Snow. Almost immediately, viewers clocked the chemistry between him and fellow agent Alex Hall. There were cozy scenes, flirty banter, and more than a few moments that made fans wonder about boundaries. After Tyler and Brittany’s relationship ended in 2022, he and Alex briefly explored a romance, but it fizzled. The most recent season centered heavily on them revisiting that history, with Tyler in tears and Alex trying to draw a line. Enter a new love interest, Hannah Morrissey – and now, an elopement.
What’s Next
From a TV standpoint, this is catnip. Even though the wedding itself happened off-camera, you can bet producers are already storyboarding confessionals. Will we get a newlywed Tyler explaining how he knew Hannah was “the one” weeks after sobbing over Alex on-screen? Will Alex be willing to film her reaction beyond this interview, or will she finally keep one storyline mostly off reality TV?
The big unanswered question is how much Hannah wants to be part of this world. So far, she’s the civilian in a cast of seasoned reality pros. If she starts popping up more in group scenes and social media posts, you’ll know the show and real life are fully merging.
For now, Alex is saying the right things: no bad blood, sincere well-wishes, and a clear hope that Tyler treats Hannah right. The one thing she’s also made crystal clear? If this marriage goes south, her sympathies lie with the new wife, not the man she used to almost-date.
As always, time – and the next season contract – will tell whether this whirlwind elopement is Tyler finally turning a corner or just another lap around the same emotional track.
Your turn: Do you hear Alex’s statement as genuinely gracious, or as a very polite warning flare about Tyler’s relationship history?
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