Jennie Garth has been candid about the pain of heartbreak - and the hard-won lessons that came from putting her life back together after public marriage struggles. The actress opened up in a People cover story about hitting her lowest point as her marriage to Peter Facinelli fell apart in 2012. "I noticed my light really dimming. I wasn't putting off good vibes. I could see it in the mirror," Garth told the outlet in April 2026. "I could look at the negative impact that that kind of grief and anger was having on me.