This might be an unpopular opinion, but I always thought that Jennie Garth married David Abrams because she was still hurting from the end of her second marriage to Peter Facinelli. Facinelli and Garth divorced in 2012, after which he rather smoothly transitioned into a big relationship with Jaimie Alexander very quickly. Jennie didnāt seem to handle the single/divorced life very well, and I got the feeling that she just didnāt want to be alone (or couldnāt be alone) and that she wanted to ācompeteā with her ex. She ended up getting engaged to David Abrams just a few months after Peter proposed to Jaimie Alexander. Jennie had only been dating David for about four months or so at the time. While Jaimie and Peterās engagement eventually ended (I always believed he was cheating on her too), Jennie did end up marrying David. And now David has filed for divorce:
Jennie Garthās husband David Abrams has filed for divorce after nearly three years of marriage. Abrams, 36, filed Friday in Los Angeles County citing irreconcilable differences, according court documents obtained by The Blast, which first reported the news. Their date of separation is listed as Aug. 29, 2017.
The couple met in late fall 2014 on a blind date. They got engaged in March 2015 and tied the knot that July at her six-acre ranch home in Los Olivos, California.
āIt was unreal,ā the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 46, told PEOPLE at the time. āIt was perfect.ā
āThings just lined up and I was like, āI donāt need it, I donāt want it,ā and there it came,ā she added. āHe completes me.ā
In November, a source close to the couple told PEOPLE that while the two were not separated, they were āgoing through a rocky patch.ā Another source revealed that stars were trying to fix their issues and were not filing for divorce.
The actress shares daughters Luca, 20, Lola, 15, and Fiona, 11, with her ex-husband Peter Facinelli. The former couple split in 2012 after 11 years of marriage and finalized their divorce in 2013.
People Mag also mentioned that Jennie just celebrated her birthday last week too, on April 3rd. She turned 46 years old. That’s a pretty rough moment to serve someone with divorce papers, right after her 46th birthday. This was her third marriage and probably the one that made the least sense. I mean, everyone should do what they want and far be it from me to judge. But I do feel like sometimes, women get married to the wrong person for the wrong reason. I think Jennie just married Some Guy because she was trying to compete with her ex and because she hates being alone. I hope she finds some peace and I hope the next marriage sticks.
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I agree, she seemed to take the split with the father of her three kids hard, and to rush this relationship. Supposedly she’s struggled with substance issues as well. Hope she’s okay, and her girls.
Don’t mess with Brenda Walsh, Kelly.
LMAO. at this comment.
i’ve always hated the way jennie treated tiffani thiessen after their friendship ended weirdly.
shes a petty b*tch.
Birthday blues?
Her husband is totally hot. Iāve never seen him before. Now Iām off to Google him…
Isn’t he, though? A definite upgrade from her previous husband in the attractiveness dept. I’m sorry it didn’t work out, I’ll always have a bit of soft spot for her thanks to fond memories of the 90210 era of my life.
“Her husband is totally hot.”
Sad but true.
I normally donāt remark on children but itās all good. That adorable girl looks so much like her dad and I love her name Fiona.
As soon as she got married she gained a lot of weight, she gains weight easily which means, to me- she is dealing with more than she lets on and Iām pretty sure she has some depression issues in there too. None of this helps in marriage especially in the āhoneymoon stagesā of relationships. I always root for her but I think she needs to take some time and find her own way and feel what itās like being Jenny and also being a mom without worrying about a man attached to let her down. Be strong girl and this time do it for yourself.
She has looked sad and uncomfortable in photos for a long time.
Yes she has.
And didnāt she get really skinny after the divorce? I think I remember her going through a phase where she was a lot smaller than what was probably healthy or at least normal for her. Some balancing out would be expected, but itās easy for that to turn into yo-yoying.
That happened to me when the relationship with my sonās father ended. I lost 30 pounds in two months. It was crazy, he was abusive and still trying to control me, trying to you my son as leverage. What he taught me was that my life would always be better without him in it. lol
And when the marriage started to fall apart last fall, she started losing weight and now looks trim again. She has a pattern, like most of us do.
I’m not sure I even heard that she remarried. I saw clips of her reality show after her divorce and my heart did break for her – she seemed pretty devastated by the break up.
This is actually her third divorce. She was married while on the original 90210. I’m a woman in love and know a woman in love when I see one. She never got over Peter Facinelli. They seemed happy, had three daughters and she was always posting and tweeting about the family. But he found him another woman, who he eventually dumped, and is now with another one. Poor Jennie. I hate when one of the two in a marriage is still in love and the other wants out. Sucks.
You ācomplete meā is never a good sign.
Dave is hot.
That Jerry McGuire quote had me RME.
Oh, I definitely think she was competing with her ex.
Agreed. She definitely took the divorce very hard (she did interviews saying as much), and I think her race to the alter was more to show Peter that she could move on and be happy with someone else, too. I hope this time around she takes her time before jumping into another relationship, and just focuses on the one with herself (and her daughters, of course).
But is he edgy like Justin Theroux, who still hasn’t filed divorce papers? I’m beginning to think those 2 were never married. Perhaps JT is too edgy to file papers.
JT is too edgy to do anything as mainstream as get married legally.
“Babe, our commitment is deeper than a piece of paper. Why let the state define us?”
Throws on a helmet, looks soulfully at the camera, and rides off for a month in the same black jorts hiking the canyons of NYC.
Yes, I’ve thought about this. Why do you ask?
Off to hike canyons and eat turkey burgers š
And pick up merch from Louis Vuitton on the trails in the Midtown off 5th Canyon.
She looks great in the Instagram pic. She looks good in aviators (they are not my faves); better on her than Jen in the previous post of this week.
Two different people made comments turning a Jennie Garth post into something about Aniston? That is hard to believe.
LOL It really is
Sorry. Should have just said aviators look good on JG. And Iām not a fan of that style on most who wear them.
If the rumors of her exās constant cheating are true and she knew about it but still stayed with him, she may have major self-esteem issues. Thatās just very sad. Sheās lovely and has three beautiful kids and a ranch and yet a bad picker. I hope she can deal with whatever issues she has and can find happiness.
Iām often surprised that some women keep making big decisions like marriage from such strong emotional place.
If someone has two divorces already behind them, why not take at least two years off for yourself and deal with your own issues before dealing with a new relationship.
I’m a long time fan of hers…but I don’t think anyone thought this marriage was going to last. I think their romance progressed too fast and the age difference may have been a factor too if he wanted his own kids. Funny because this relationship reminds me a lot of Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s relationship with the age difference, divorces and children.
I love Gwen so much like I am a legit fan and I really wonder about the Blake thing. The age difference isnāt that big but the kid child bearing thing makes it seem bigger.
Yes which is why I hope Gwen isn’t foolish enough to marry him… He will eventually leave her for another cute blonde…like he did with his first two wives.
@No Doubtful, he didn’t leave Miranda for a cute blonde. He left her because she cheated, and they were never together with such busy careers. Blake left his first wife and cheated on her with Miranda. True.
And isn’t it funny how men are dissed for dating 20-ish babes. Blake falls for a woman six years older and with three kids, one a toddler, and embraces the whole family, and yet some people reduce her to a baby-making machine who can’t be enough for him. They seem to accept their differences and have a strong relationship. There is no guarantee in life that any couple will work.
Plenty of women marry men older or the same age and are dumped. I think a lot of Blake for thinking he is the lucky one for being Gwen’s guy, never her age mentioned, and talking about how much Gwen’s boys bring to his life.
They can have a child through a surrogate with him as the father and a different donor egg. My friend at 39 had in virtro for her first child, but in her early 40s on her second and in vitro didn’t work, decided to use a younger donor egg with her husband’s sperm. She carried the baby. She adores that child just as much as the one that is biologically hers.
I wondered this divorce is related to her inability to get pregnant again? She has talked about it for years desperately wanting another baby. I actually feel very sad for her.
She was so beautiful during the 90210 years, and I think it can be very difficult for someone with that kind of fair skin, perfect, fine, features, to age. I do think she has self esteem issues. But I always pull for her. Too many 90210 memories not to. I mean, that show was the isht when I was in my 20’s. The fashion, the hair, well that and Melrose place. We copied it all.
I still think she’s so pretty, and looks a good decade younger than her years. I also think everyone’s right about her never having fully recovered from her second divorce. She’s seemed so vulnerable since then.
One of the daughters is called Luca? Ugh…
Everytime I see that name, I remember that song. Yeah not that great.
I feel bad for her. I am sure she would have liked to stay married to the father of her 3 children. I hope she finds peace and love if she desires. I once heard Tiffani thiessen on stern talking about what a beef they had after being best friends for years. Tiffani was with her while she gave birth. I often wonder if Peter had anything to do with that falling out. Tiffani wouldnāt give any details about it. Just said something bad went down
She’s struggling with substance abuse issues. She fell apart after the divorce and never could put herself back together. She didn’t want the divorce and rumor was they were working on things after he broke up with his ex gf but it didn’t work and now is happy and dating someone else.
I feel very sorry for her because she loved being a traditional wife and mother and the loss of that life just broke her. Addiction takes such a strong hold on vulnerable people, and she is losing the fight. š I saw her out once a few years ago, and it wasn’t pretty.
I have only heard nice things about her pre divorce though.
TiffAT is a real piece of work, and if I had to place a bet, I would say she was probably at fault, and if PF were involved I wouldn’t be surprised.
I wish her well and to get healthy.
Ah, I’m so sorry to hear that.
That’s sad.
Edit. Duplicate post.
magnoliarose why do you say tiffani is a piece of work?
curious.
I think a few years ago there was news of her getting drunk at a club or something and they kicked her out. She made such a fuss and it was all very sloppy. Yeah I believe the substance abuse accusations.
She never got over her split with Facinelli. Jennie has struggled a lot since then.
Sorry for Jennie – Iāll always have a soft spot for her. But just wanted to note that both men and women get married (and remarried) for the wrong reasons. Thatās not just a woman thing! And how is Peter F such a heartbreaker? He was funny on Nurse Jackie but I donāt get any sex appeal vibe from him at all.
Sorry to hear that but not surprised. I think she definitely rushed things with him in competition with her ex.
I kept thinking of her children is little, I didnāt realize the oldest was 20 already!