Friday, January 27, 2006

It's OVAH! Part: It ain't Melrose-y no mo'

I used to luuuuuurve Melrose Place. And so the story of these two breaking up caught my attention. Otherwise, I'm sure no one cares. But after 13 years?!?! And what about the kiddies??? --Melissa

Josie Bissett and Rob Estes have announced plans to divorce, ending their marriage of more than 13 years. Estes, 42, said that he moved out of the couple's Seattle home, where they have lived since the late '90s, nearly seven months ago at her behest.

The actor also said that it was his wife, 35, who requested the divorce and that he didn't want it. The divorce is not yet final. Estes made his remarks during an appearance at the Television Critics Association meeting earlier this week. There was no immediate comment from Bissett's rep.

Bissett and Estes met in 1991 during a casting call for a TV movie and married May 1, 1992. The same year, Bissett joined the original cast of Melrose Place, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210 featuring the trials and tribulations of bed-hopping twentysomethings in a Hollywood apartment complex. Bissett starred as Jane Andrews Mancini, long suffering wife to Dr. Michael Mancini (Thomas Calabro).

In 1996, Estes also joined the ensemble; when Bissett became pregnant later that year, she temporarily left the show. She returned in 1998 after suffering a miscarriage and remained with Melrose Place through its series finale in 1999.

Estes and Bissett welcomed their first child, son Mason True, on July 21, 1999. Their second child, daughter Maya Rose, was born Apr. 14, 2002. [Yahoo]

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is another couple (like gwen and her man) where the husband is actually better looking than the wife... although I guess it's not that uncommon, people say I'm better looking than my wife all the time :)