This Marriage Is No Longer ‘Seventh Heaven’

By Dr. Jane Greer

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Celebrity stars shine so bright and we look up to them.  Yet often we are puzzled when they fall, so Shrink Wrap is here to shed light on all.

For the star of family friendly show ‘Seventh Heaven,’ featuring a Hollywood- perfect marriage, Stephen Collins is following a different script. Stephen filed for divorce this week from wife Faye Grant after 27 years of marriage. And while his just-released statement follows a theme of an amicable breakup, hers tells a separate story.

According to E Online, ‘He and Grant, who married in April 1985, are parents to a daughter named Kate. “I know that we’ll go through this process in a way that honors our family.” Meanwhile, no one sounds more surprised than a very tired Grant about what happened. “Stephen’s filing for divorce is a surprise. I am devastated,” she tells E! News. “I wish him the very best in whatever path he chooses to take. Twenty-seven years of marriage in Hollywood is the equivalent of 189 dog years. I was exhausted.” ‘

While Stephen seems to think he can manufacture this split into a storybook – semi-happy ending, Faye seems less likely to participate as a willing costar. For now, ‘Seventh Heaven’ does have one thing in common with this marriage- cancellation.

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According to E Online – One of TV’s most famous dads and his real-life wife are calling it quits. Stephen Collins, former star of 7th Heaven, told E! News in a statement Monday that he and wife Faye Grant “are moving forward separately in our lives.” “She has been my dearest friend and a loving mother,” said Collins, 64. He and Grant, who married in April 1985, are parents to a daughter named Kate. “I know that we’ll go through this process in a way that honors our family.” Meanwhile, no one sounds more surprised than a very tired Grant about what happened. “Stephen’s filing for divorce is a surprise. I am devastated,” she tells E! News. “I wish him the very best in whatever path he chooses to take. Twenty-seven years of marriage inHollywood is the equivalent of 189 dog years. I was exhausted.” In addition to Collins’ starring role as the Rev. Eric Camden on 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2007, Collins appeared on Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice, The Three Stooges and The Office. Grant,  she starred as Dr. Juliet Parrish in NBC’s V (1983-1985).

LINK: http://www.eonline.com/news/stephen_collins_of_7th_heaven_divorcing/314337#ixzz1uFCIzaVZ

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Posted May 9, 2012 in News@7