Rebecca Romijn admits dating husband Jerry O'Connell during 'heartbreaking' divorce from John Stamos
Rebecca Romijn and her husband Jerry O'Connell recalled on "The Talk" how they met amid her divorce.
Romijn admitted her divorce from her first husband John Stamos was "heartbreaking."
O'Connell also said that he saw "flashes of depression" from Romijn due to the divorce.
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" star Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O'Connell spoke about how they met amid her divorce from John Stamos in an interview on "The Talk."
Romijn and Stamos met in 1994 at a Victoria's Secret fashion show, where the "Full House" actor watched her model onstage. They got married four years later but divorced in 2005.
During Thursday's episode of "The Talk," O'Connell, who is a co-host on the daytime show, said he was encouraged by a friend of Romijn's to make a move on her while the actress was on a date with another man.
Romijn said: "My friend said, 'get her number.' And you said, 'she's on a date.' And she said, 'I hate that guy. Get her number.'"
It worked out and the pair eventually got married in 2007 and now have twin daughters together. However, O'Connell noted during the interview that Romijn was still dealing with "flashes of depression" during the beginning of their relationship due to her divorce.
"Going through a divorce is awful," Romijn explained. "It's terrible. I was with him for 10 years. Divorce feels like a failure, and there were a lot of things that I had to let go of that were very sad."
Romijn added later: "I have a lot of fond memories of him. There are a lot of things about him that I miss. But yeah, it's tricky. It's a very hard decision to come to when you decide to end a marriage. It was heartbreaking."
When asked if she has seen Stamos since the divorce, Romijn revealed that she "finally" saw him for the first time a "few weeks ago."
"I had the girls in the car," she said. "We were sitting in after school traffic at a strip mall, and I saw him. There he was walking right in front of the car, cap pulled down, sunglasses on. And I went, 'There he is, girls.'"
Romijn told her daughters she "would recognize that gait from a block away" when they questioned how the actress recognized her ex after more than 15 years apart.
"I said, 'Girls, because I was with him for 10 years,'" said the actor. "I recognize the way his body moves. I know that walk. I'm familiar with his body."
Romijn then admitted she didn't speak to Stamos at the time because she "didn't think my hair looked good."
Stamos has also moved on since the split and married actress Caitlin McHugh in 2018.
Romijn was on "The Talk" to promote the new series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," which premiered on Paramount+ on Thursday.
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