Brian Green Austin reflects on 'toxic' relationship with ex Vanessa Marcil

Brian Green Austin admitted relationship with ex Vanessa Marcil was " very toxic."

The 51-year-old actor, who shares a son with Vanessa, revealed that the romance he had with his Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star "wasn’t a loving, caring" one.

Reflecting on his past relationships on the Monday episode of his podcast, Oldish, Brian said, "Relationships have been interesting for me."

"I had some major missteps … The relationship that I had with Vanessa was very toxic in that way. It wasn’t a loving, caring relationship."

Explaining how the relationship with Vanessa, who he dated between 1999 and 2003, affected him, Brian noted, "After two years, you’re kind of looking at yourself in the mirror, asking, ‘Who am I at this point? There’s not one piece of me that’s left. My relationship with everyone around me has changed.’ That relationship ended up not working out."

Making a comparison between his relationship with Vanessa to the Vietnam war, he called his marriage to Megan Fox, "a breath of fresh air."

"Megan was a breath of fresh air coming out of what felt like Vietnam."

Although he and Megan split after 11 years of marriage, Brian had better memories with the Jennifer's Body star, with whom he shares three children: Noah, 12, Bodhi, 11, and Journey, eight.