They announced their split this morning in a joint statement.
Now a new report suggests that Twilight star Peter Facinelli allegedly cheated on his wife of 11 years 90210 star Jennie Garth, leading to their marriage breakdown.
A source has told website Scallywag & Vagabond that Facinelli was having a 'torrid affair' with an unidentified Canadian woman.
It's over: Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli, here with their family in 2010, have announced they are to divorce, but remain committed to their three daughters
The actor allegedly met the woman, who is said to be in her late 20's, whilst filming Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn in Vancouver.
'Peter had been seeing another woman for quite some time,' a source told the website.
'They (Jennie and Peter) tried to make it work for the sake of their children and Jennie played housewife for as long as she could but finally had enough.'
The website alleges that the Beverly Hills 90210 star knew about the affair.
'Jennie knew. As a lot of couples do, they simply grew apart,' the insider told the site.
Devoted father: Peter Facinelli took his eldest daughter, Luca, to The Hunger Games premiere in LA last night
According to the website, the pair allegedly separated last year in summer for a short period of time, in order to try and save their marriage.
Jennie reportedly lived with her children in the family home while Peter rented a home nearby.
However the pair announced that they are to divorce after a decade of married life today.
The actor, 38, and original Beverly Hills, 90210 icon, 39, have split, they told Us Weekly in a statement.
Torn apart: At Twilight: Eclipse premiere in 2010
'While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children,' Facinelli and Garth told the magazine.
'We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together. We ask for privacy and respect during this time.'
They have between them Luca Bella, 14, Lola Ray, aged nine, and five-year-old Fiona Eve.
It was first marriage for Facinelli and the second for What I Like About You's Garth, who was married to Daniel Clark from 1994 to 1996.
They pair met on the set of An Unfinished Affair in 1996, before marrying in 2001 at Our Lady of Montecito Church in Carmel, California, with two of Garth’s 90210 co-stars Tori Spelling and Tiffani Thiessen as bridesmaids.
Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.
According to an interview. he almost didn’t read for the role.
He recalled his agent saying: '"Do you want to do a vampire movie?” And I was like, “No.” I was totally thinking blood and guts and bats in caves, like some kind of horror movie. They literally talked me into reading the book and I actually enjoyed the book a lot.'
Facinelli reprised his role in the sequels of the film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Close knit: The family at Disneyland last year
He also stars as Dr. Fitch Cooper in the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie.
Meanwhile Garth has a new reality show, Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country, which chronicles the family’s move to a California farm, ready to debut on CMT.
It will no doubt feature the marriage difficulties.
Facinelli and daughter Luca Bella arrived together for last night’s Hunger Games premiere in L.A, he made no mention of the split.
How we know them best: Peter as Carlisle Cullen in Twilight and Jennie as Kelly in the original 90210
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