From Heartbreak to Fatherhood: Tyler Stanaland's Second Act

There’s something quietly poetic about watching someone you know get a genuine second chance at happiness. That’s the vibe surrounding Tyler Stanaland right now, and his Selling the OC costar Austin Victoria couldn’t be more thrilled about it.

During an appearance at the Shopbop Newport pop-up shop VIP opening on Wednesday, June 3, Austin Victoria, 35, opened up about his friend’s major life milestones—and they’re substantial ones. Tyler, 36, has moved on from his previous marriage to actress Brittany Snow, found love with Hannah Morrissey, married her at the Surf&Sand Laguna Beach hotel after the show’s season 4 premiere in November 2025, and now the couple is expecting their first baby together. That’s a lot of forward momentum in a relatively short window.

What makes Austin’s perspective so genuine is that he’s not just cheering from the sidelines as a castmate. He’s speaking from real-world experience. As a father of three children with his wife, Lisa Victoria, Austin knows the weight and reward of what Tyler is about to step into. When he reflects on his friend’s journey, there’s real warmth in his words:“I’m glad that he was able to disconnect, find true love, and now he has his biggest wish in the world, which is becoming a father, starting a family, having a wife that he truly connects with.”

The advice Austin shared speaks to the kind of wisdom that only comes with lived experience.“Take it day by day, it just goes by so fast,”he told Tyler.“They’ll never be this age again. Skip that meeting if your kid needs you. You can always make money again, but you can’t go back to that moment.”It’s the kind of counsel that TV moments can’t capture—the real stuff that matters when the cameras stop rolling.

Speaking of which, Netflix has put Selling the OC on pause, giving both Austin and Tyler breathing room to be present in their actual lives. Austin admitted to feeling“shock”when he learned season 5 wasn’t immediately happening, but he’s grateful for the run the show had.“I can’t be mad that we got four seasons. I thought we’d be done after one,”he reflected. The pause gives him more time for date nights with Lisa (they stepped out in Frame denim for the Shopbop event) and the kind of real-life moments that matter most when you’re raising three kids.

For Tyler, the timing feels like exactly what he needed—a chance to build something genuine away from the glare of reality TV, one moment at a time.