Peter Facinelli 'Could Never' Say No to Ex-Wife Jennie Garth After She and Her Husband Stayed with Him amid LA Wildfires

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennie Garth and Dave Abrams; Peter Facinelli.Photo:Franziska Krug/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Franziska Krug/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Peter Facinellialways hasJennie Garth’s back.In a recent interview withE! News,theNurse Jackiealum, 51, opened up about letting his ex-wife stay with him after evacuating from her home during theLos Angeles wildfires. Explaining that Garth, with whom he shares daughters Luca, 27, Lola, 22, and Fiona, 18, is an important person in his life despite no longer being married, Facinelli said he never thought twice when she needed somewhere to go.“When people are going through hard times, my door is always open,” he said. “So, as much as it’s flattering for someone to say, ‘Hey, it was really noble of you to take your ex-wife and husband,’ I mean, I could never imagine saying no.“Jennie Garth and Dave Abrams; Peter Facinelli.Tiffany Rose/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyGarth’s husband,Dave Abrams, also stayed with Facinelli, and theCan’t Hardly Waitactor revealed that he actually felt comfort in having them both there.“I love her,” he shared. “She’s the mother of my kids. I consider her a friend. I consider her husband a friend.““It was actually kind of nice to be able to go through an experience and have that support of this blended family being together,” Facinelli, who is engaged to Lily Anne Harrison, added. “It was like, ‘You guys could stay as long as you like.’ We all kind of were in the same boat watching thousands of houses burn down, which was such a tragic loss for so many people.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Garth, whose home ultimately survived the flames, revealed in a Jan. 9Instagram postthat she had fled her home amid the fires — which broke out around Los Angeles on Jan. 7 and resulted in 29 deaths and the loss of thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas.“i wanted to let you know that we are safe,” she wrote alongside a video saying her home “made it through the night.”“peter and his family took us in and have been so kind. i am deeply saddened for our city. and just feel numb. our home was spared but so much to clean up and ready to get active to help our neighbors and friends and fellow Angelinos,” she continued. “dave has been amazing transporting all our bags and boxes, loading and unloading. just keep everyone here who is suffering in your heart and prayers.”“i am grateful we are all ok and have a home to return to. this will effect people differently, so reach out, and offer to help, it really does mean so much. thank you for all the love that is being sent this way🩵,” she added.Garthlater talked abouthow grateful she was that she and Facinelli had the type of relationship where she knew she could go to him in search of a safe place.“When we had Peter on the podcast and we really opened up some new channels of communication and, you know, sort of had a kind of restart to what our relationship should be,” Garth said on a Jan. 10 episode of herI Choose Mepodcast.“I think that was amazing, and that probably was the opening, the door opening for us to be comfortable enough to even ask him, ‘Can we come and stay at your house?’ And without hesitation, he was like, ‘Absolutely.’ And we went there and all our family was together. The girls — Luca, Lola and Fiona — were there.“Click hereto learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.

Peter Facinellialways hasJennie Garth’s back.

In a recent interview withE! News,theNurse Jackiealum, 51, opened up about letting his ex-wife stay with him after evacuating from her home during theLos Angeles wildfires. Explaining that Garth, with whom he shares daughters Luca, 27, Lola, 22, and Fiona, 18, is an important person in his life despite no longer being married, Facinelli said he never thought twice when she needed somewhere to go.

“When people are going through hard times, my door is always open,” he said. “So, as much as it’s flattering for someone to say, ‘Hey, it was really noble of you to take your ex-wife and husband,’ I mean, I could never imagine saying no.”

Jennie Garth and Dave Abrams; Peter Facinelli.Tiffany Rose/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Tiffany Rose/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Garth’s husband,Dave Abrams, also stayed with Facinelli, and theCan’t Hardly Waitactor revealed that he actually felt comfort in having them both there.

“I love her,” he shared. “She’s the mother of my kids. I consider her a friend. I consider her husband a friend.”

“It was actually kind of nice to be able to go through an experience and have that support of this blended family being together,” Facinelli, who is engaged to Lily Anne Harrison, added. “It was like, ‘You guys could stay as long as you like.’ We all kind of were in the same boat watching thousands of houses burn down, which was such a tragic loss for so many people.”

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Garth, whose home ultimately survived the flames, revealed in a Jan. 9Instagram postthat she had fled her home amid the fires — which broke out around Los Angeles on Jan. 7 and resulted in 29 deaths and the loss of thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas.

“i wanted to let you know that we are safe,” she wrote alongside a video saying her home “made it through the night.”

“peter and his family took us in and have been so kind. i am deeply saddened for our city. and just feel numb. our home was spared but so much to clean up and ready to get active to help our neighbors and friends and fellow Angelinos,” she continued. “dave has been amazing transporting all our bags and boxes, loading and unloading. just keep everyone here who is suffering in your heart and prayers.”

“i am grateful we are all ok and have a home to return to. this will effect people differently, so reach out, and offer to help, it really does mean so much. thank you for all the love that is being sent this way🩵,” she added.

Garthlater talked abouthow grateful she was that she and Facinelli had the type of relationship where she knew she could go to him in search of a safe place.

“When we had Peter on the podcast and we really opened up some new channels of communication and, you know, sort of had a kind of restart to what our relationship should be,” Garth said on a Jan. 10 episode of herI Choose Mepodcast.

“I think that was amazing, and that probably was the opening, the door opening for us to be comfortable enough to even ask him, ‘Can we come and stay at your house?’ And without hesitation, he was like, ‘Absolutely.’ And we went there and all our family was together. The girls — Luca, Lola and Fiona — were there.”

Click hereto learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.

source: people.com