"90210" star Jennie Garth rose to Hollywood fame at a young age, but she says that she would not have allowed her daughters to follow in her footsteps when they were younger. "I don’t particularly see any of them following me, as far as [acting], I don’t think any of them want to do that," she told Fox News. "But if they did, they’re old enough now. I would allow it, encourage it, support it. But if they were any younger, I definitely would not let them do it." Garth is mom to her three daughters Luca, 25, Lola, 20, and Fiona, 16, whom she shares with her ex-husband Peter Facinelli.
Garth was just 18 when she rose to fame on the hit show, "Beverly Hills, 90210." This came after she was discovered by a Hollywood talent scout at the age of 15 where she dropped out of high school to pursue acting. The impact of becoming a child actor is huge, and it has recently come to light after the docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" aired on Investigation Discovery while simultaneously being added to streaming services such as Max and Discovery+ in early March. The series highlighted the alleged abuse that young child actors such as Drake Bell and Amanda Bynes experienced while working with Nickelodeon producer and showrunner Dan Schneider. Although Garth didn't work at Nickelodeon, she did work with Schneider on the sitcom "What I Like About You," which premiered in 2002. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Garth said, "I don’t want to talk about Dan Schneider ever again in my life." The actress offered her praise to Amanda Bynes, who starred in "All That" and "The Amanda Bynes Show," which were both run by Schneider. "I just love her, and I would love to see her at any point," Garth said.
Rather than encouraging her kids to follow her Hollywood footsteps, Garth focuses on raising her girls to be good people. "Raising kids in a city as big as Los Angeles is difficult for everyone that’s trying to do it," she told Fox News. "As far as how I keep my kids grounded, I just keep them close and I stay involved, and I just continue to reiterate to them how important family is," she continued. "I think that’s the key to keeping them grounded."