When the ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′ star signed on for a reality show about her family, she never imagined her husband wouldn’t be a part of it!
When Jennie Garth dropped by Access Hollywood Live on March 20 to promote her new reality show — her first public appearance since she and husband Peter Facinelli announced their split March 13 — the conversation inevitably turned to her divorce. Though she’s trying to stay strong for the sake of her children, the actress and outspoken advocate for children’s literacy could barely hold it together while discussing the end of her 11-year union.
“I had no idea it was going to take this turn,” she said of her soon-to-be-dissolved marriage.
Fortunately for Jennie, working on Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country, which follows her and her three daughters — Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5 — as they trade the hustle and bustle of L.A. for a quiet farm in Santa Ynez Valley, Calif., has been therapeutic for her.
“My personal life is kind of crazy,” she admitted. “Some things in my life have been transitioning. This is what I need and what the girls need right now. I need that sort of shelter. It’s perfect.”
When host Billy Bush asked how she was coping with the split, Jennie got all choked up. There was no mistaking the pain in her eyes as she answered, “We’re doing great, thank you. Everything’s OK.”
During the interview, Jennie made it clear Twilight star Peter was not involved in filming the reality series. However, when asked whether her personal life plays into the show, she said, “I will say yes, but I hope that people will tune in and find out.”
No wonder Jennie is having such a hard time talking about her divorce — she’s obviously still coming to terms with the end her marriage! Could it be she didn’t even see it coming?
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers?
– Josh Rosenblatt
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Posted at 9:54 AM on May 16, 2012
Hi Jennie I read an article recently about your recent sprilt and can relate as I thought I was reading about my life. I was admitedly a fan of 902010 when it was here in Australia.
If you think your reality show is going to help you get through your greiving process good on you. I myself would not expose my personal life and my children, but I am not a celebrity, but I think it is too soon as it does take a long time to go through the greiving of a loss of a marriage that you have worked so hard for many years and for the children they are so fragile with emotions at a time like this. I know with my marrigage split my ex and I have also agreed for the children’s sake to keep it ambicable as for me the most important thing is not the now but when my kids look back on their life they can say job well done mum and dad for making it easy on us with raising us as you both did and realising that despite our divorced situation our kids knew especially that they are still loved by dad and mum. The other thing despite the reason for our marriage breakdown is that in front of the kids we made sure we were not bagging the other parent. I am sorry but I don’t warm up to reality programs too well as I feel it is an invasion of privacy of ones life. I sincerely hope it goes well for you. Make sure that you look after yourself as you children need you the most right now. That also goes for dad too. Kindest Regards