That’s where it started.”Ĭalling a potential divorce “scary,” he admitted, “It’s always destabilizing when you’re potentially breaking up a family or you have a big section of your life that’s ending.” Faced with that realization, he and Fink decided “it was time to work on our issues and improve,” so they turned to couples counseling, which the actor calls “very important.” What’s more, they “wanted to be role models for our kids like, okay, if you have differences, you can work them out.” I didn’t feel like we had done all the work. Speaking with People, he further explained, “Our marriage was not something I was prepared to let go of. When the Evening Standard asked if he and Fink had reconciled, he said, “Yeah, I think so” and revealed that it was realizing that “you have to work at everything” that saved their marriage. Our primary concern remains the well-being of our children, and we ask with profound gratitude that you respect our family’s privacy at this very sensitive time,” they said in a joint statement.īut jump to November 2015 and the supposed exes were spotted holding hands in Paris, sparking rumors of a reconciliation. In January 2015, they were ready to call it quits with Fink filing for divorce and the couple telling the media (via TMZ), “It is with careful consideration and mutual respect that we have decided to end our marriage. Patrick Dempsey and Jillian Fink learned this truth first-hand. No, it takes constant effort from both sides to succeed in the long run. A successful partnership requires work - and not just every once in a while. It’s easy to assume that a strong, blissful union will simply sustain itself, but that’s not the case. It’s fascinating and fun to come up with answers to their questions, and the questions are getting harder!” Getting candid about fatherhood, Dempsey sang its praises, telling People, “I’m constantly amazed by their insight and their observations. The pair grew their family in February 2002 with the arrival of daughter Tallula Fyfe, then twin boys Sullivan Patrick and Darby Galen followed in February 2007. As she recalled, the moment Dempsey saw Fink walking down the aisle, he “started crying.” The ceremony, which took place at a Maine farmhouse owned by Dempsey’s family, was a tearjerker, according to the bride’s sister, Kristen Mason. A whirlwind romance followed, as the celebrity hairstylist and makeup artist moved in with Dempsey after just three months of dating and they said “I do” in 1999. It wasn’t until 1997, when a mutual friend told the actor that Fink had become single, that they began dating. Patrick Dempsey and first wife, Rocky Parker (Photo: Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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