Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli: From Divorce to Friends

After a decade of being estranged, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have reconciled and are now close friends. The former couple, who share three daughters, have put their differences aside and have even gone on vacation together with their entire family.

Over a decade after their divorce, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have found a new chapter in their relationship: friendship. The former couple, who share three daughters, recently reunited on Garth's iHeartRadio podcast, "I Choose Me," to discuss their evolution from estranged exes to close friends.

The reunion was a testament to the healing power of time and the importance of co-parenting effectively. During the podcast episode, Garth revealed that she had been blocked on Facinelli's social media for years, but that he had recently unblocked her. She described it as "big news."

Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli: From Divorce to Friends

Garth expressed her gratitude to Facinelli for filing for divorce, as it led her on a journey of personal growth. "I thank you for doing it, for all the growth that I've experienced, from it and because of it," she said. "I wouldn't be who I am now. And I wouldn't be, you know, the parent that I am now, without, well first of all, your partnership, through all of the ups and downs of it. Of co-parenting. No matter if we wanted to kill each other at times or not. We were still there for one another."

Facinelli echoed Garth's sentiments, admitting that he had not been fully developed as a person during their marriage. "I was in this marriage, and it felt to me like a little bit of an arranged marriage," he said. "You know what I mean? Like, I loved you, and we had this beautiful family, you know, from the outside, but I just was – I hadn’t developed who I was. So like how could you love me? I don't even know how you could love me because I didn't know me… I was being whatever you needed me to be."

Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli: From Divorce to Friends

Despite the challenges of their past, Garth and Facinelli have both moved on and found happiness with new partners. Garth is married to Dave Abrams, while Facinelli is engaged to Lily Anne Harrison. The couple welcomed a son, Jack, in September 2022.

Garth revealed on her podcast that Facinelli had invited her to his son Jack's christening and that they would all be going on a boat together as a family. "Whether we push one another overboard, that's still [to be determined]," she joked. "But this is the power of the pod, people."

Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli: From Divorce to Friends

The reconciliation between Garth and Facinelli is a heartening example of how ex-spouses can find a new way to co-exist once the bitterness of divorce has subsided. It is a testament to the importance of forgiveness, growth, and the enduring bond of family.