Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have always tried to put their three daughters first after their 2012 split.
“I feel like they needed both of us. You know, they really did benefit from having both of us,” Facinelli said while making an appearance on Garth’s “I Choose Me” podcast in June 2024. “And I always felt that if the parents are OK, then the kids will be OK.”
The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and Facinelli got married in 2001, four years after welcoming daughter Luca. The pair later welcomed daughters Lola and Fiona in 2002 and 2006, respectively. They separated in 2012.
“I felt a lot of it was I was in this marriage and it felt to me a little bit like an arranged marriage,” Facinelli, who was 21 when Luca was born, told Garth on the podcast episode. “Like, I loved you, and we had this beautiful family, from the outside but I just was I hadn’t developed who I was. I don’t even know how you could love me because I didn’t know me.”
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Following the divorce, Garth and Facinelli agreed to split custody 50-50.
“[Fiona] lives half the time with me, half time with her mom, so I get to see her all the time,” Facinelli exclusively told Us Weekly in August 2023, noting he sees Luca and Lola whenever they return home.
Keep scrolling to see Garth and Facinelli’s family album through the years:
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Exes Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli's Family Album With 3 Daughters Through the Years
Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have always tried to put their three daughters first after their 2012 split.
“I feel like they needed both of us. You know, they really did benefit from having both of us,” Facinelli said while making an appearance on Garth’s “I Choose Me” podcast in June 2024. “And I always felt that if the parents are OK, then the kids will be OK.”
The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and Facinelli got married in 2001, four years after welcoming daughter Luca. The pair later welcomed daughters Lola and Fiona in 2002 and 2006, respectively. They separated in 2012.
“I felt a lot of it was I was in this marriage and it felt to me a little bit like an arranged marriage,” Facinelli, who was 21 when Luca was born, told Garth on the podcast episode. “Like, I loved you, and we had this beautiful family, from the outside but I just was I hadn’t developed who I was. I don’t even know how you could love me because I didn’t know me.”
Following the divorce, Garth and Facinelli agreed to split custody 50-50.
“[Fiona] lives half the time with me, half time with her mom, so I get to see her all the time,” Facinelli exclusively told Us Weekly in August 2023, noting he sees Luca and Lola whenever they return home.
Keep scrolling to see Garth and Facinelli’s family album through the years:
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October 2008
Garth and Facinelli took all three kids to the 16th Annual Family Halloween Carnival at Universal Studios in California.
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December 2010
Ahead of the then-couple’s 10th anniversary, they celebrated with Luca, Lola and Fiona at Disneyland.
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December 2012
Garth had a girls’ night out with Luca and Lola at KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball.
Credit: Courtesy of Peter Facinelli/Instagram
December 2018
“Christmas Vibes,” Facinelli wrote via Instagram, posing with two of their daughters.
Credit: Courtesy of Peter Facinelli/Instagram
July 2021
Facinelli and his fiancée, Lily Anne Harrison, took the kids to Hawaii. (He and Harrison welcomed their son, Jack, the next year.)
Credit: Courtesy of Jennie Garth/Instagram
May 2023
Garth and Facinelli reunited at Luca’s New School graduation.
“So happy for my @lucabellabella as she completes a huge chapter in her life👩🎓,” Garth gushed via Instagram. “So much hard work paid off for this moment. I can’t wait to see what’s next for you my sweet❤️."
Credit: Courtesy of Jennie Garth/Instagram
June 2023
Garth remarried Dave Abrams in 2015, who joined the actress and her girls at a family friend’s June wedding in Utah.
Credit: Courtesy of Jennie Garth/Instagram
April 2024
“Stepping into #52 🎂with a heart full of gratitude💖,” Garth wrote via Instagram. “Grateful for a day filled with love and surrounded by cherished friends and family.Thank you girls for making my day so special! I’m a lucky mommie.”
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