Treason, disease and divorce: how did the fate of Kelly from 'Beverly Hills, 90210'
'02.04.2022'
Source: Wday.ru
Initially, the image of Kelly Taylor was considered secondary. But Jenny Garth's acting made the writers decide that this role should be one of the main ones. How was the fate of the actress - writes Wday.ru.
Jenny Garth grew up in a large family, where every cent was counted. Therefore, the future of Jenny looked quite prosaic: to get a job after a school saleswoman in her hometown of Urban in some shop was the height of girlish dreams.
Everything changed with the move of the Garth family to the city of Glendale. Here, a young girl enrolled in a dance school, and at the same time comprehended the basics of acting. Suddenly, creative pride awoke in Jenny, and she wondered: would she want to get more? Once, by chance, an attractive girl was invited to Los Angeles by an agent of the famous factory of stars Randy James. He advised her not to bury her talent in the province and try to break into the cinema. Jenny's decision to go to Hollywood was supported only by her mother, the rest of the family took this desire even with some irony.
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Going to auditions in huge Los Angeles was a tedious task. Dozens of failures, sometimes indifferent reception of the jury members shook the girl’s determination. She was already ready to give up and end her cherished dream to ever appear on the screen. And here she is fabulously lucky: Jenny is invited to the role of Erica McCray in the television series "New Life". This film with a symbolic name fundamentally changed the position of a young actress. The first success, the favor of the audience and good fees inspired Jenny. Now she was counting on getting more serious and significant roles.
Her finest hour came in 1990, when she received an invitation to the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. At first, the image of Kelly Taylor was considered as secondary. But the acting game of Jenny Garth puzzled the screenwriters. And then they decided that this role should be one of the main ones in the series. Ten years of world fame, the love of millions of fans flew by in an instant. However, Fortune, who initially favored her, soon left Jenny.
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And the hard times that came were mostly associated with the unfortunate personal life of the star actress. The first marriage of a Hollywood beauty with musician Dan Clark lasted no more than two years.
Then Jenny met the star of the series "Twilight" Peter Facinelli. Passionate and tender romance between them ended with another marriage. Jenny gave birth to three children and bathed in the rays of family happiness, over which clouds were already gathering.
Soon, for the first time in her life, she was faced with the betrayal of a loved one. Peter went to actress Jamie Alexander, despite the persuasion and tears of his ex-wife. The breakup broke the heart of Jenny Garth, she was going through a difficult divorce.
In 2002, Garth was diagnosed with “mitral valve insufficiency” - one of the types of acquired heart disease. With this diagnosis, observation by a doctor is required until the end of life. She talked about the diagnosis in 2009.
Jenny is now married for the third time. Garth and Abrams, who met on a blind date in 2014, tied the knot in July next year at a private ceremony held at her home in Los Olivos, California. The couple had difficult times in a relationship. Three years after the wedding, they even filed for divorce, but ... changed their minds. The actress often shares happy photos with her husband on her social networks.
Now Jenny Garth is actively promoting vegetarianism. She spends almost all her free time on a ranch with her daughters and her husband, surrounded by dogs, cats, rabbits and horses, whom Jenny adores since childhood.
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In 2019, it became known about the restart of the cult series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and Jenny, of course, got the role of Kelly Taylor. Unfortunately, the cast was not complete. The performer of the role of Dylan, Luke Perry, died in March 2019.
