Jennie Garth Speaks Out on Why Peter Facinelli Left Her
Actress Jennie Garth opened up for the first time about her recent split with Peter Facinelli, telling People magazine, "I didn't want it to happen."
"I was very resistant," she told People of when Facinelli asked for a divorce last fall. "It took me some time to come to peace with it."
Garth said Facinelli's constant travel to work on the "Twilight" franchise (he plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen) and as regular on the Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" took "a real toll on our marriage."
The couple, who wed in 2001, has three daughters; Luca, 14, Lola, 9 and Fiona, 5 and they dubbed themselves the Facinelli Five.
She explained, "He would do everything he could to fly back every weekend" so he could spend time with the family.
But now Garth sees a light at the end of the two-celeb marriage tunnel. "I've gone through my darkest parts and I'm coming out of it," the "Beverly Hills 90210" star said. "I'm okay. I don't know what the future holds, but then I've never been a planner. And maybe that's a good thing."
Garth is starring in a new CMT reality show, "Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country," which premieres on April 20.
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Well, she didn't really open up. "It took a toll on our marriage" That doesn't explain anything. They are both actors and know the kind of dedication to the trade is required and sometimes you may not have enough time to see your family, but that doesn't last forever. Movies wrap and TV series wrap and then time for the family. My guess, if it wasn't another woman/man, then Mrs. Facinelli nagged him so much and bombarded him with so many expectations and/or threats that he probably just said, "That's it, Im done." When under a lot of pressure from work, you don't need that from your family, too. I'd like to know how Mr. Facinelli dealt with it when the wife was working all the time on her show.
So how does divorcing HELP him see his girls more often?Is it because he's the kind of father that thinks once he's divorced he no longer HAS to make time for his children?I'm SURE she can do better than that guy.
wah, wah, WAH! Move on already, Jenny!
Love that Jennie Garth. We so enjoyed her series with Amanda Bynes, "That's What I Like About You". She and the entire cast were so funny and cute... not too over the top sex, vulgar language which seem to be all that the sitcoms think are fun topics these days. Wow at the chemistry between Val & Vic (Dan Cortese), it was amazing! Was being shown until today 4/23/12 on The ABC Family Channel at 8am & 830am weekdays. I DVR'd the episodes... now I surely will miss their fun! Good luck & success to you & your children, Jennie. Will be watching your new CMT show.